Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Portugal
637.34 1000 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka
637 1000 ha
in 2024
Portugal rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Portugal
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600800196119922024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 637.34 1000 ha against 637 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.34 1000 ha.

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

Portugal ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 850 1000 ha 379.44 1000 ha 470.56 1000 ha Portugal
1970s 858 1000 ha 438.8 1000 ha 419.2 1000 ha Portugal
1980s 871.4 1000 ha 500.8 1000 ha 370.6 1000 ha Portugal
1990s 821.8 1000 ha 555 1000 ha 266.8 1000 ha Portugal
2000s 646.5 1000 ha 570 1000 ha 76.5 1000 ha Portugal
2010s 552.78 1000 ha 611.4 1000 ha 58.62 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2020s 619.43 1000 ha 637 1000 ha 17.57 1000 ha Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
Portugal, at 637.34 1000 ha against 637 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
0.34 1000 ha, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Portugal ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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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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.