Somalia vs Sweden: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Somalia
- Sweden
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 200 1000 ha against 161.5 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 38.5 1000 ha.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 92nd of 201 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.22 1000 ha | 23.11 1000 ha | 69.11 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 1970s | 106 1000 ha | 47.8 1000 ha | 58.2 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 1980s | 177.5 1000 ha | 93.4 1000 ha | 84.1 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 1990s | 200 1000 ha | 120.5 1000 ha | 79.5 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2000s | 200 1000 ha | 163.9 1000 ha | 36.1 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 200 1000 ha | 158.49 1000 ha | 41.51 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2020s | 200 1000 ha | 161.5 1000 ha | 38.5 1000 ha | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Somalia or Sweden?
- Somalia, at 200 1000 ha against 161.5 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Somalia and Sweden?
- 38.5 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sweden rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Somalia ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 92nd 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.