Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
522 1000 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka
637 1000 ha
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600196119922024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 637 1000 ha against 522 1000 ha in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 115 1000 ha.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 184 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 330 1000 ha 379.44 1000 ha 49.44 1000 ha Sri Lanka
1970s 425 1000 ha 438.8 1000 ha 13.8 1000 ha Sri Lanka
1980s 480.8 1000 ha 500.8 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Sri Lanka
1990s 390.8 1000 ha 555 1000 ha 164.2 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2000s 429.9 1000 ha 570 1000 ha 140.1 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2010s 507.8 1000 ha 611.4 1000 ha 103.6 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2020s 522 1000 ha 637 1000 ha 115 1000 ha Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 637 1000 ha against 522 1000 ha in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Sri Lanka?
115 1000 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 184 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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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
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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.