Botswana vs Fiji: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Botswana
3.75 1000 ha
in 2024
Fiji
4 1000 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
167th
Fiji rank
165th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Botswana
  • Fiji
1234196119922024

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 4 1000 ha against 3.75 1000 ha in Botswana, a difference of 0.25 1000 ha.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Fiji ahead.

Botswana ranks 167th and Fiji ranks 165th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Fiji Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1000 ha 1 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
1970s 1.05 1000 ha 1 1000 ha 0.05 1000 ha Botswana
1980s 1.5 1000 ha 1 1000 ha 0.5 1000 ha Botswana
1990s 1.35 1000 ha 2.6 1000 ha 1.25 1000 ha Fiji
2000s 1.75 1000 ha 3.7 1000 ha 1.95 1000 ha Fiji
2010s 3.06 1000 ha 4 1000 ha 0.9421 1000 ha Fiji
2020s 3.73 1000 ha 4 1000 ha 0.2732 1000 ha Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Botswana or Fiji?
Fiji, at 4 1000 ha against 3.75 1000 ha in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Botswana and Fiji?
0.25 1000 ha, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Fiji rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Botswana ranks 167th and Fiji ranks 165th of 201 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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.