Americas vs Brazil: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 54,523 1000 ha against 9,183 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 45,340 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 5.9 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,036 1000 ha | 612.22 1000 ha | 29,423 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 35,593 1000 ha | 1,084 1000 ha | 34,509 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 42,447 1000 ha | 1,982 1000 ha | 40,465 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 46,190 1000 ha | 3,038 1000 ha | 43,151 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 46,666 1000 ha | 4,404 1000 ha | 42,263 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 54,248 1000 ha | 6,861 1000 ha | 47,387 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 55,196 1000 ha | 8,954 1000 ha | 46,242 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 54,523 1000 ha against 9,183 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Americas and Brazil?
- 45,340 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Americas ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 8th of 35 groups.
- 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.