Kuwait vs Melanesia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Kuwait
- Melanesia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18 1000 ha against 13.7 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 4.3 1000 ha.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Melanesia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 146th and Melanesia ranks 147th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 1 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 1.7 1000 ha | 3.4 1000 ha | 1.7 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 4.6 1000 ha | 8.6 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 8.9 1000 ha | 13.5 1000 ha | 4.6 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 17.1 1000 ha | 13.77 1000 ha | 3.33 1000 ha | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 18 1000 ha | 13.7 1000 ha | 4.3 1000 ha | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Kuwait or Melanesia?
- Kuwait, at 18 1000 ha against 13.7 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Kuwait and Melanesia?
- 4.3 1000 ha, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Melanesia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Melanesia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Kuwait ranks 146th and Melanesia ranks 147th 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.