Australia vs Middle Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Australia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,196 1000 ha against 170.88 1000 ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 2,025 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 12.9 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 28th and Middle Africa ranks 33rd of 184 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,234 1000 ha | 100.11 1000 ha | 1,134 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,478 1000 ha | 113.9 1000 ha | 1,364 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,703 1000 ha | 138.81 1000 ha | 1,564 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 2,221 1000 ha | 151.26 1000 ha | 2,070 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 2,502 1000 ha | 166.18 1000 ha | 2,335 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,261 1000 ha | 168.86 1000 ha | 2,092 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,967 1000 ha | 170.88 1000 ha | 1,796 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Australia or Middle Africa?
- Australia, at 2,196 1000 ha against 170.88 1000 ha in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Australia and Middle Africa?
- 2,025 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Middle Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Australia ranks 28th and Middle Africa ranks 33rd of 184 countries.
- 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.