Egypt vs Viet Nam: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 4,585 1000 ha against 4,014 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 571 1000 ha.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 1,033 1000 ha | 1,629 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 1,336 1000 ha | 1,407 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 2,320 1000 ha | 181.3 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3,049 1000 ha | 3,224 1000 ha | 175.5 1000 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 3,471 1000 ha | 4,325 1000 ha | 853.9 1000 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3,744 1000 ha | 4,555 1000 ha | 810.67 1000 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3,991 1000 ha | 4,585 1000 ha | 593.87 1000 ha | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 4,585 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 Viet Nam?
- 571 1000 ha, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 5th 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.