Americas vs OECD: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 64,522 1000 ha against 54,523 1000 ha in Americas, a difference of 9,999 1000 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times Americas's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and OECD ranks 4th of 35 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,036 1000 ha | 41,145 1000 ha | 11,109 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 35,593 1000 ha | 48,120 1000 ha | 12,527 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 42,447 1000 ha | 55,825 1000 ha | 13,378 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 46,190 1000 ha | 60,213 1000 ha | 14,024 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 46,666 1000 ha | 59,719 1000 ha | 13,053 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 54,248 1000 ha | 63,222 1000 ha | 8,974 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 55,196 1000 ha | 65,078 1000 ha | 9,882 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Americas or OECD?
- OECD, at 64,522 1000 ha against 54,523 1000 ha in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Americas and OECD?
- 9,999 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Americas ranks 6th and OECD ranks 4th 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.