Eastern Africa vs Italy: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,574 1000 ha against 3,363 1000 ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 211 1000 ha.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 699 1000 ha | 3,400 1000 ha | 2,701 1000 ha | Italy |
| 1970s | 993.5 1000 ha | 3,400 1000 ha | 2,406 1000 ha | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,612 1000 ha | 3,571 1000 ha | 1,959 1000 ha | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,183 1000 ha | 3,707 1000 ha | 1,524 1000 ha | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,399 1000 ha | 3,921 1000 ha | 1,522 1000 ha | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,043 1000 ha | 4,226 1000 ha | 1,183 1000 ha | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,305 1000 ha | 3,904 1000 ha | 598.83 1000 ha | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Eastern Africa or Italy?
- Italy, at 3,574 1000 ha against 3,363 1000 ha in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Eastern Africa and Italy?
- 211 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Italy rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
- 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.