Italy vs Western Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Italy
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 18,760 1000 ha against 3,574 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 15,186 1000 ha.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 5.2 times Italy's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Western Asia ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,400 1000 ha | 4,282 1000 ha | 882.44 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 3,400 1000 ha | 5,383 1000 ha | 1,983 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 3,571 1000 ha | 7,720 1000 ha | 4,148 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 3,707 1000 ha | 13,158 1000 ha | 9,451 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 3,921 1000 ha | 15,477 1000 ha | 11,556 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 4,226 1000 ha | 16,612 1000 ha | 12,386 1000 ha | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 3,904 1000 ha | 18,452 1000 ha | 14,548 1000 ha | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Italy or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 18,760 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 Western Asia?
- 15,186 1000 ha, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Western Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Western Asia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Italy ranks 16th and Western Asia ranks 15th 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.