Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) vs Mexico: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
20,528 1000 ha
in 2024
Mexico
7,304 1000 ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
12th
Mexico rank
9th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
  • Mexico
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 20,528 1000 ha against 7,304 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 13,224 1000 ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 2.8 times Mexico's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 9th of 31 groups.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 6,285 1000 ha 3,217 1000 ha 3,068 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1970s 7,373 1000 ha 4,374 1000 ha 2,999 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1980s 9,391 1000 ha 5,092 1000 ha 4,299 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1990s 16,634 1000 ha 6,101 1000 ha 10,533 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 18,936 1000 ha 6,333 1000 ha 12,603 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 20,054 1000 ha 6,727 1000 ha 13,326 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 20,431 1000 ha 7,304 1000 ha 13,127 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) or Mexico?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 20,528 1000 ha against 7,304 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Mexico?
13,224 1000 ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Mexico rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 9th of 31 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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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.