Egypt vs South America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Egypt
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 19,424 1000 ha against 4,014 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 15,410 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.8 times Egypt's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 14th and South America ranks 14th of 184 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 5,115 1000 ha | 2,453 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 6,523 1000 ha | 3,781 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 8,289 1000 ha | 5,787 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 3,049 1000 ha | 10,281 1000 ha | 7,232 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 3,471 1000 ha | 13,172 1000 ha | 9,700 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 3,744 1000 ha | 17,626 1000 ha | 13,883 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 3,991 1000 ha | 19,284 1000 ha | 15,293 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Egypt or South America?
- South America, at 19,424 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 South America?
- 15,410 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South America rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Egypt ranks 14th and South America ranks 14th 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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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.