Sri Lanka vs Yemen: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Sri Lanka
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 680.44 1000 ha against 637 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 43.44 1000 ha.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Yemen ranks 52nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 379.44 1000 ha | 231.44 1000 ha | 148 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 438.8 1000 ha | 276.4 1000 ha | 162.4 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 500.8 1000 ha | 302.6 1000 ha | 198.2 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 555 1000 ha | 451.7 1000 ha | 103.3 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 570 1000 ha | 618.26 1000 ha | 48.26 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 2010s | 611.4 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 69.04 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 2020s | 637 1000 ha | 680.44 1000 ha | 43.44 1000 ha | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Sri Lanka or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 680.44 1000 ha against 637 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 43.44 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Yemen rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.