Italy vs Southern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Italy
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 10,890 1000 ha against 3,574 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 7,316 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 3.0 times Italy's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Southern Europe ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,400 1000 ha | 7,381 1000 ha | 3,981 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 3,400 1000 ha | 8,361 1000 ha | 4,961 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 3,571 1000 ha | 9,280 1000 ha | 5,709 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 3,707 1000 ha | 9,815 1000 ha | 6,108 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 3,921 1000 ha | 10,404 1000 ha | 6,483 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 4,226 1000 ha | 10,882 1000 ha | 6,656 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 3,904 1000 ha | 11,170 1000 ha | 7,266 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Italy or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 10,890 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 Southern Europe?
- 7,316 1000 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Southern Europe rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Italy ranks 16th and Southern Europe 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.