Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Pakistan
0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Pakistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 82.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Pakistan, at 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Pakistan ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.