Australia vs Myanmar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Australia
- Myanmar
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
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.