Australia vs Myanmar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Australia
2,196 1000 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
2,442 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Myanmar rank
28th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Myanmar
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2,442 1000 ha against 2,196 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 246 1000 ha.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 1,234 1000 ha 732.33 1000 ha 501.67 1000 ha Australia
1970s 1,478 1000 ha 940.5 1000 ha 537.1 1000 ha Australia
1980s 1,703 1000 ha 1,041 1000 ha 662 1000 ha Australia
1990s 2,221 1000 ha 1,346 1000 ha 875.9 1000 ha Australia
2000s 2,502 1000 ha 2,108 1000 ha 393.21 1000 ha Australia
2010s 2,261 1000 ha 2,298 1000 ha 36.85 1000 ha Myanmar
2020s 1,967 1000 ha 2,332 1000 ha 364.76 1000 ha Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Australia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 2,442 1000 ha against 2,196 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Australia and Myanmar?
246 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Myanmar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Myanmar rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Australia ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 201 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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.