Nigeria vs Rwanda: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
112th
Rwanda rank
113th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 112th and Rwanda ranks 113th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 112th and Rwanda ranks 113th 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.