Americas vs Pakistan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Americas
- Pakistan
How they compare
Americas currently reports 54,523 1000 ha against 19,990 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 34,533 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.7 times Pakistan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 35 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,036 1000 ha | 11,784 1000 ha | 18,252 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 35,593 1000 ha | 13,624 1000 ha | 21,969 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 42,447 1000 ha | 15,595 1000 ha | 26,852 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 46,190 1000 ha | 17,214 1000 ha | 28,976 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 46,666 1000 ha | 18,915 1000 ha | 27,751 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 54,248 1000 ha | 19,942 1000 ha | 34,306 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 55,196 1000 ha | 19,990 1000 ha | 35,206 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 Pakistan?
- Americas, at 54,523 1000 ha against 19,990 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Americas and Pakistan?
- 34,533 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Pakistan rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Americas ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.