Cuba vs Yemen: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Cuba
639.1 1000 ha
in 2024
Yemen
680.44 1000 ha
in 2024
Cuba rank
59th
Yemen rank
58th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Cuba
  • Yemen
200400600800196119922024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 680.44 1000 ha against 639.1 1000 ha in Cuba, a difference of 41.34 1000 ha.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 59th and Yemen ranks 58th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 329.63 1000 ha 231.44 1000 ha 98.19 1000 ha Cuba
1970s 592.16 1000 ha 276.4 1000 ha 315.76 1000 ha Cuba
1980s 838.8 1000 ha 302.6 1000 ha 536.2 1000 ha Cuba
1990s 872.33 1000 ha 451.7 1000 ha 420.63 1000 ha Cuba
2000s 717.15 1000 ha 618.26 1000 ha 98.89 1000 ha Cuba
2010s 640.08 1000 ha 680.44 1000 ha 40.36 1000 ha Yemen
2020s 639.1 1000 ha 680.44 1000 ha 41.34 1000 ha Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Cuba or Yemen?
Yemen, at 680.44 1000 ha against 639.1 1000 ha in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Cuba and Yemen?
41.34 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Yemen?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Yemen rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Cuba ranks 59th and Yemen ranks 58th 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.