Europe vs United States: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Europe
- United States
How they compare
Europe currently reports 27,700 1000 ha against 24,693 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 3,007 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,585 1000 ha | 20,428 1000 ha | 157.33 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 28,109 1000 ha | 22,850 1000 ha | 5,259 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 36,856 1000 ha | 26,520 1000 ha | 10,336 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 29,540 1000 ha | 27,012 1000 ha | 2,528 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 26,274 1000 ha | 24,095 1000 ha | 2,179 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 26,453 1000 ha | 26,745 1000 ha | 291.97 1000 ha | United States |
| 2020s | 28,053 1000 ha | 25,499 1000 ha | 2,554 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Europe or United States?
- Europe, at 27,700 1000 ha against 24,693 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Europe and United States?
- 3,007 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and United States rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Europe ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 32 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.