Italy vs Northern Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Italy
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 10,041 1000 ha against 3,574 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 6,467 1000 ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.8 times Italy's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 20th of 184 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,400 1000 ha | 5,578 1000 ha | 2,178 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | 3,400 1000 ha | 6,117 1000 ha | 2,717 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 3,571 1000 ha | 6,407 1000 ha | 2,835 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 3,707 1000 ha | 7,598 1000 ha | 3,891 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 3,921 1000 ha | 8,473 1000 ha | 4,552 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 4,226 1000 ha | 9,505 1000 ha | 5,279 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 3,904 1000 ha | 10,006 1000 ha | 6,102 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Italy or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 10,041 1000 ha against 3,574 1000 ha in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Italy and Northern Africa?
- 6,467 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Northern Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Italy ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 20th 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.