Eswatini vs Jamaica: Land area equipped for irrigation β Area
Land area equipped for irrigation β Area over time
- Eswatini
- Jamaica
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 49.85 1000 ha against 45.85 1000 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 4 1000 ha.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 113th of 184 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.67 1000 ha | 23.44 1000 ha | 15.22 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 40 1000 ha | 24 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 43 1000 ha | 24.9 1000 ha | 18.1 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 48.2 1000 ha | 25.1 1000 ha | 23.1 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 50 1000 ha | 27.7 1000 ha | 22.3 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 50 1000 ha | 42.06 1000 ha | 7.94 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 49.88 1000 ha | 45.85 1000 ha | 4.03 1000 ha | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation β area, Eswatini or Jamaica?
- Eswatini, at 49.85 1000 ha against 45.85 1000 ha in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation β area between Eswatini and Jamaica?
- 4 1000 ha, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Jamaica rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation β area?
- Eswatini ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 113th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation β 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.