Malawi vs Uruguay: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
65th
Uruguay rank
64th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malawi ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 162 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay
1970s 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay
2010s 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uruguay?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 8,884 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.