Brazil vs USSR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Brazil
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 20,900 1000 ha against 9,183 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 11,717 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th of 201 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 612.22 1000 ha | 9,852 1000 ha | 9,239 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 1,084 1000 ha | 14,040 1000 ha | 12,956 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 1,982 1000 ha | 19,431 1000 ha | 17,449 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 2,700 1000 ha | 20,850 1000 ha | 18,150 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Brazil or USSR?
- USSR, at 20,900 1000 ha against 9,183 1000 ha in Brazil as of 1991.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Brazil and USSR?
- 11,717 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th 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.