Pakistan vs World: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Pakistan
0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Pakistan
- World
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 9.5 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0232 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 World?
- Pakistan, at 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Pakistan and World?
- 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and World rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.