Northern America vs Pakistan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Northern America
25,911 1000 ha
in 2024
Pakistan
19,990 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
8th
Pakistan rank
6th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Northern America
  • Pakistan
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 25,911 1000 ha against 19,990 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 5,921 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

Northern America ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 31 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 20,975 1000 ha 11,784 1000 ha 9,191 1000 ha Northern America
1970s 23,560 1000 ha 13,624 1000 ha 9,936 1000 ha Northern America
1980s 27,522 1000 ha 15,595 1000 ha 11,927 1000 ha Northern America
1990s 28,092 1000 ha 17,214 1000 ha 10,878 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 25,291 1000 ha 18,915 1000 ha 6,376 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 27,963 1000 ha 19,942 1000 ha 8,021 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 26,717 1000 ha 19,990 1000 ha 6,727 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Northern America or Pakistan?
Northern America, at 25,911 1000 ha against 19,990 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Northern America and Pakistan?
5,921 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Northern America and Pakistan rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Northern America ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.