Afghanistan vs Australia and New Zealand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3,208 1000 ha against 2,995 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 213 1000 ha.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,382 1000 ha | 1,319 1000 ha | 1,063 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2,427 1000 ha | 1,622 1000 ha | 805.1 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2,650 1000 ha | 1,944 1000 ha | 705.3 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3,141 1000 ha | 2,506 1000 ha | 635.2 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3,207 1000 ha | 3,020 1000 ha | 187.39 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3,208 1000 ha | 2,988 1000 ha | 219.9 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3,208 1000 ha | 2,737 1000 ha | 471.44 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Afghanistan or Australia and New Zealand?
- Afghanistan, at 3,208 1000 ha against 2,995 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Afghanistan and Australia and New Zealand?
- 213 1000 ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.