Eastern Asia vs OECD: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- OECD
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 80,014 1000 ha against 64,522 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 15,492 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.2 times OECD'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 OECD ranks 4th of 35 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 5 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,096 1000 ha | 41,145 1000 ha | 8,951 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 52,235 1000 ha | 48,120 1000 ha | 4,116 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 54,707 1000 ha | 55,825 1000 ha | 1,118 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 57,089 1000 ha | 60,213 1000 ha | 3,124 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 65,819 1000 ha | 59,719 1000 ha | 6,100 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 76,151 1000 ha | 63,222 1000 ha | 12,929 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 79,934 1000 ha | 65,078 1000 ha | 14,856 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 OECD?
- Eastern Asia, at 80,014 1000 ha against 64,522 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Eastern Asia and OECD?
- 15,492 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and OECD rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 4th 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.