Asia vs Palestine: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Asia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 100 % against 43.65 % in Asia, a difference of 56.35 %.
That makes Palestine's figure about 2.3 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 5 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.64 % | 8.92 % | 15.73 % | Asia |
| 1970s | 27.49 % | 8.6 % | 18.89 % | Asia |
| 1980s | 29.93 % | 8.49 % | 21.44 % | Asia |
| 1990s | 32.66 % | 9.73 % | 22.92 % | Asia |
| 2000s | 37.75 % | 20.98 % | 16.76 % | Asia |
| 2010s | 41.15 % | 76.9 % | 35.75 % | Palestine |
| 2020s | 43.57 % | 100 % | 56.43 % | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Asia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 100 % against 43.65 % in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Asia and Palestine?
- 56.35 %, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Palestine?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Palestine rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Asia ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 1st of 32 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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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.