Americas vs OECD: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
Americas
0.2197 % change on previous year
in 2024
OECD
0.3261 % change on previous year
in 2024
Americas rank
16th
OECD rank
19th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 0.3261 % change on previous year against 0.2197 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 0.1064 % change on previous year.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.5 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was OECD ahead.
Americas ranks 16th and OECD ranks 19th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 5 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 0.0582 % change on previous year | OECD |
| 1970s | 1.95 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.3523 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1980s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.1065 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1990s | 0.7185 % change on previous year | 0.546 % change on previous year | 0.1725 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.4509 % change on previous year | 0.9177 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 2010s | 0.8125 % change on previous year | 0.396 % change on previous year | 0.4165 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 2020s | -0.6188 % change on previous year | -0.0865 % change on previous year | 0.5323 % change on previous year | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate, Americas or OECD?
- OECD, at 0.3261 % change on previous year against 0.2197 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate between Americas and OECD?
- 0.1064 % change on previous year, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 16th and OECD ranks 19th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.