Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Nepal
0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- 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 Nepal, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 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, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 15th 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.