Americas vs United States: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Americas
- United States
How they compare
Americas currently reports 54,523 1000 ha against 24,693 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 29,830 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.2 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,036 1000 ha | 20,428 1000 ha | 9,608 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 35,593 1000 ha | 22,850 1000 ha | 12,743 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 42,447 1000 ha | 26,520 1000 ha | 15,928 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 46,190 1000 ha | 27,012 1000 ha | 19,177 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 46,666 1000 ha | 24,095 1000 ha | 22,572 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 54,248 1000 ha | 26,745 1000 ha | 27,503 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 55,196 1000 ha | 25,499 1000 ha | 29,697 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 United States?
- Americas, at 54,523 1000 ha against 24,693 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Americas and United States?
- 29,830 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and United States rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Americas ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 32 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.