Portugal vs Yemen: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Portugal
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 680.44 1000 ha against 637.34 1000 ha in Portugal, a difference of 43.1 1000 ha.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 52nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 850 1000 ha | 231.44 1000 ha | 618.56 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 858 1000 ha | 276.4 1000 ha | 581.6 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 871.4 1000 ha | 302.6 1000 ha | 568.8 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 821.8 1000 ha | 451.7 1000 ha | 370.1 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 646.5 1000 ha | 618.26 1000 ha | 28.24 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 552.78 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 127.66 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 2020s | 619.43 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 61.01 1000 ha | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Portugal or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 680.44 1000 ha against 637.34 1000 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Portugal and Yemen?
- 43.1 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Yemen rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Portugal ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 52nd 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.