Portugal vs Spain: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
27th
Spain rank
24th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th 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.