Northern America vs USSR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Northern America
- USSR
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 25,911 1000 ha against 20,900 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 5,011 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,975 1000 ha | 9,852 1000 ha | 11,123 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 23,560 1000 ha | 14,040 1000 ha | 9,520 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 27,522 1000 ha | 19,431 1000 ha | 8,091 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 27,945 1000 ha | 20,850 1000 ha | 7,095 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 USSR?
- Northern America, at 25,911 1000 ha against 20,900 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Northern America and USSR?
- 5,011 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Northern America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 6th of 32 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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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.