Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,574 1000 ha against 3,279 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 295 1000 ha.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,400 1000 ha | 352.78 1000 ha | 3,047 1000 ha | Italy |
| 1970s | 3,400 1000 ha | 390.6 1000 ha | 3,009 1000 ha | Italy |
| 1980s | 3,571 1000 ha | 1,070 1000 ha | 2,501 1000 ha | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,707 1000 ha | 1,609 1000 ha | 2,098 1000 ha | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,921 1000 ha | 1,890 1000 ha | 2,031 1000 ha | Italy |
| 2010s | 4,226 1000 ha | 3,053 1000 ha | 1,173 1000 ha | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,904 1000 ha | 3,279 1000 ha | 625.08 1000 ha | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 3,574 1000 ha against 3,279 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 295 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Italy ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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.