Burkina Faso vs Norway: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 77.4 1000 ha against 54.27 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 23.13 1000 ha.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Norway ranks 106th of 184 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 1000 ha | 25.11 1000 ha | 22.44 1000 ha | Norway |
| 1970s | 7.4 1000 ha | 45.8 1000 ha | 38.4 1000 ha | Norway |
| 1980s | 13.2 1000 ha | 86.3 1000 ha | 73.1 1000 ha | Norway |
| 1990s | 24 1000 ha | 116.7 1000 ha | 92.7 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2000s | 35.52 1000 ha | 120.02 1000 ha | 84.5 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2010s | 53.94 1000 ha | 87.22 1000 ha | 33.27 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2020s | 54.27 1000 ha | 80.57 1000 ha | 26.3 1000 ha | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Burkina Faso or Norway?
- Norway, at 77.4 1000 ha against 54.27 1000 ha in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Burkina Faso and Norway?
- 23.13 1000 ha, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Norway rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Norway ranks 106th 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.