Malta vs Saint Lucia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Malta
2.81 1000 ha
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3 1000 ha
in 2024
Malta rank
172nd
Saint Lucia rank
169th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Malta
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 3 1000 ha against 2.81 1000 ha in Malta, a difference of 0.19 1000 ha.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Malta ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1000 ha 1 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
1970s 1 1000 ha 1 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
1980s 1 1000 ha 1.4 1000 ha 0.4 1000 ha Saint Lucia
1990s 1.4 1000 ha 2.5 1000 ha 1.1 1000 ha Saint Lucia
2000s 2.62 1000 ha 3 1000 ha 0.38 1000 ha Saint Lucia
2010s 3.77 1000 ha 3 1000 ha 0.77 1000 ha Malta
2020s 3.46 1000 ha 3 1000 ha 0.4578 1000 ha Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Malta or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 3 1000 ha against 2.81 1000 ha in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Malta and Saint Lucia?
0.19 1000 ha, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Lucia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malta and Saint Lucia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Malta ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th 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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.