Eastern Asia vs India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- India
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 80,014 1000 ha against 75,500 1000 ha in India, a difference of 4,514 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,096 1000 ha | 27,847 1000 ha | 22,249 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 52,235 1000 ha | 35,541 1000 ha | 16,694 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 54,707 1000 ha | 44,488 1000 ha | 10,219 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 57,089 1000 ha | 53,080 1000 ha | 4,009 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 65,819 1000 ha | 64,183 1000 ha | 1,636 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 76,151 1000 ha | 69,836 1000 ha | 6,314 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 79,934 1000 ha | 75,500 1000 ha | 4,434 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Eastern Asia or India?
- Eastern Asia, at 80,014 1000 ha against 75,500 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Eastern Asia and India?
- 4,514 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and India rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 35 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.