Afghanistan vs United States: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Afghanistan
- United States
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.94 % against 5.1 % in United States, a difference of 0.84 %.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 44th and United States ranks 47th of 91 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.45 % | 5.44 % | 0.0033 % | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.75 % | 5.41 % | 0.3425 % | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.12 % | 5.19 % | 0.938 % | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land, Afghanistan or United States?
- Afghanistan, at 5.94 % against 5.1 % in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land between Afghanistan and United States?
- 0.84 %, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and United States rank globally for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Afghanistan ranks 44th and United States ranks 47th of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.