Rwanda vs Sweden: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Rwanda
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
113th
Sweden rank
110th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sweden
000000.001196119922023

How they compare

Sweden 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 Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 113th and Sweden ranks 110th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sweden?
Sweden, 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 Rwanda and Sweden?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sweden rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 113th and Sweden ranks 110th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rwanda vs Sweden: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-area-equipped-for-irrigation-area-per-square-kilometre/rwanda/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-area-equipped-for-irrigation-area-per-square-kilometre/rwanda/sweden/">Rwanda vs Sweden: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.