Africa vs Albania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Africa
5.61 %
in 2024
Albania
52.89 %
in 2024
Africa rank
26th
Albania rank
29th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Africa
  • Albania
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 52.89 % against 5.61 % in Africa, a difference of 47.28 %.

That makes Albania's figure about 9.4 times Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 26th and Albania ranks 29th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Albania Difference Ahead
1960s 4.49 % 38.83 % 34.34 % Albania
1970s 4.8 % 49.46 % 44.67 % Albania
1980s 5.1 % 55.82 % 50.71 % Albania
1990s 5.52 % 50.84 % 45.31 % Albania
2000s 5.57 % 50.48 % 44.91 % Albania
2010s 5.55 % 49.65 % 44.1 % Albania
2020s 5.65 % 52.54 % 46.89 % Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Africa or Albania?
Albania, at 52.89 % against 5.61 % in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Africa and Albania?
47.28 %, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Albania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Albania rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Africa ranks 26th and Albania ranks 29th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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 — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
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.