Guam vs Malawi: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Guam
3.88 %
in 2024
Malawi
3.67 %
in 2024
Guam rank
129th
Malawi rank
132nd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Guam
  • Malawi
01234196119922024

How they compare

Guam currently reports 3.88 % against 3.67 % in Malawi, a difference of 0.21 %.

That makes Guam's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guam ahead.

Guam ranks 129th and Malawi ranks 132nd of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 2.27 % 2.19 % 0.0825 % Guam
2010s 2.44 % 2.92 % 0.475 % Malawi
2020s 3.88 % 3.63 % 0.246 % Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Guam or Malawi?
Guam, at 3.88 % against 3.67 % in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Guam and Malawi?
0.21 %, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Malawi?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Guam and Malawi rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Guam ranks 129th and Malawi ranks 132nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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 — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
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.