Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Thailand rank
11th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 11th 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.