Guyana vs Zambia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Guyana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 155.89 1000 ha against 143 1000 ha in Guyana, a difference of 12.89 1000 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 96th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.22 1000 ha | 3.22 1000 ha | 102 1000 ha | Guyana |
| 1970s | 119.8 1000 ha | 15.6 1000 ha | 104.2 1000 ha | Guyana |
| 1980s | 132.5 1000 ha | 25.4 1000 ha | 107.1 1000 ha | Guyana |
| 1990s | 148.95 1000 ha | 73.6 1000 ha | 75.35 1000 ha | Guyana |
| 2000s | 146.75 1000 ha | 152.7 1000 ha | 5.95 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 143.15 1000 ha | 155.91 1000 ha | 12.76 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 143 1000 ha | 155.89 1000 ha | 12.89 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Guyana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 155.89 1000 ha against 143 1000 ha in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Guyana and Zambia?
- 12.89 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Zambia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Guyana ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 96th 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
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.