Asia vs India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Asia
- India
How they compare
Asia currently reports 251,913 1000 ha against 75,500 1000 ha in India, a difference of 176,413 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 3.3 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110,985 1000 ha | 27,847 1000 ha | 83,138 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 126,851 1000 ha | 35,541 1000 ha | 91,310 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 147,881 1000 ha | 44,488 1000 ha | 103,393 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 181,214 1000 ha | 53,080 1000 ha | 128,133 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 214,299 1000 ha | 64,183 1000 ha | 150,116 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 236,102 1000 ha | 69,836 1000 ha | 166,266 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 250,794 1000 ha | 75,500 1000 ha | 175,294 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Asia or India?
- Asia, at 251,913 1000 ha against 75,500 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Asia and India?
- 176,413 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and India rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st 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.