Egypt vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Egypt
4,014 1000 ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
20,528 1000 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
14th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
12th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Egypt
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 20,528 1000 ha against 4,014 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 16,514 1000 ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 5.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 14th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th of 184 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 2,662 1000 ha 6,285 1000 ha 3,623 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1970s 2,742 1000 ha 7,373 1000 ha 4,631 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1980s 2,501 1000 ha 9,391 1000 ha 6,890 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1990s 3,049 1000 ha 16,634 1000 ha 13,585 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 3,471 1000 ha 18,936 1000 ha 15,465 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 3,744 1000 ha 20,054 1000 ha 16,310 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 3,991 1000 ha 20,431 1000 ha 16,439 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Egypt or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 20,528 1000 ha against 4,014 1000 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Egypt and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
16,514 1000 ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Egypt ranks 14th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th 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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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
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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.