Barbados vs Gambia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Barbados
- Gambia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.4 1000 ha against 5 1000 ha in Gambia, a difference of 0.4 1000 ha.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Barbados ranks 149th and Gambia ranks 150th of 184 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 1970s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 1980s | 2.8 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1.8 1000 ha | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5 1000 ha | 1.9 1000 ha | 3.1 1000 ha | Barbados |
| 2000s | 5.2 1000 ha | 2.35 1000 ha | 2.85 1000 ha | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.43 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 0.435 1000 ha | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.42 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 0.421 1000 ha | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Barbados or Gambia?
- Barbados, at 5.4 1000 ha against 5 1000 ha in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Barbados and Gambia?
- 0.4 1000 ha, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Barbados ranks 149th and Gambia ranks 150th 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.