Ethiopia PDR vs Somalia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Ethiopia PDR
165 1000 ha
in 1992
Somalia
200 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia PDR rank
81st
Somalia rank
79th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Ethiopia PDR
  • Somalia
050100150200196119922024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 200 1000 ha against 165 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 35 1000 ha.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia PDR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia PDR ahead.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 81st and Somalia ranks 79th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia PDR averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia PDR Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 151.33 1000 ha 92.22 1000 ha 59.11 1000 ha Ethiopia PDR
1970s 157.2 1000 ha 106 1000 ha 51.2 1000 ha Ethiopia PDR
1980s 161.6 1000 ha 177.5 1000 ha 15.9 1000 ha Somalia
1990s 163 1000 ha 200 1000 ha 37 1000 ha Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Ethiopia PDR or Somalia?
Somalia, at 200 1000 ha against 165 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Ethiopia PDR and Somalia?
35 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Somalia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Ethiopia PDR and Somalia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 81st and Somalia ranks 79th 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

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.