Lesotho vs Malta: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.81 1000 ha against 2.64 1000 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 0.17 1000 ha.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Lesotho ranks 173rd and Malta ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 1970s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 1980s | 1.3 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.6 1000 ha | 1.4 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3 1000 ha | 2.62 1000 ha | 0.38 1000 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.89 1000 ha | 3.77 1000 ha | 0.8789 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.64 1000 ha | 3.46 1000 ha | 0.8196 1000 ha | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Lesotho or Malta?
- Malta, at 2.81 1000 ha against 2.64 1000 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Lesotho and Malta?
- 0.17 1000 ha, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd and Malta ranks 172nd 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.