El Salvador vs Rwanda: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.96 1000 ha against 8.5 1000 ha in Rwanda, a difference of 1.46 1000 ha.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 136th and Rwanda ranks 140th of 184 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.11 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 15.11 1000 ha | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 30.5 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 26.5 1000 ha | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 37.8 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 33.8 1000 ha | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 43.2 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 36.9 1000 ha | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 44.68 1000 ha | 9.05 1000 ha | 35.63 1000 ha | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 51.12 1000 ha | 8.58 1000 ha | 42.54 1000 ha | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.24 1000 ha | 8.5 1000 ha | 8.74 1000 ha | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 9.96 1000 ha against 8.5 1000 ha in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 1.46 1000 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- El Salvador ranks 136th and Rwanda ranks 140th 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.