Egypt vs Ireland: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4,488 1000 ha against 4,229 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 259 1000 ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 93rd of 216 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 4,701 1000 ha | 2,039 1000 ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 4,849 1000 ha | 2,106 1000 ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 4,853 1000 ha | 2,351 1000 ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 3,076 1000 ha | 4,404 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3,476 1000 ha | 4,392 1000 ha | 915.01 1000 ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,758 1000 ha | 4,502 1000 ha | 744.02 1000 ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4,082 1000 ha | 4,375 1000 ha | 293 1000 ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Egypt or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4,488 1000 ha against 4,229 1000 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Egypt and Ireland?
- 259 1000 ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Egypt ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 93rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — 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.