Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Mauritius
0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
16th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritius
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mauritius ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Mauritius and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.