Australia and New Zealand vs Tunisia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Australia and New Zealand
9.29 %
in 2024
Tunisia
9.06 %
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
100th
Tunisia rank
103rd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Tunisia
051015196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 9.29 % against 9.06 % in Tunisia, a difference of 0.23 %.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 103rd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.27 % 2.31 % 4.96 % Australia and New Zealand
1970s 9.92 % 4.21 % 5.71 % Australia and New Zealand
1980s 9.78 % 5.95 % 3.83 % Australia and New Zealand
1990s 13.08 % 7.63 % 5.45 % Australia and New Zealand
2000s 11.93 % 8.41 % 3.52 % Australia and New Zealand
2010s 9.52 % 9.29 % 0.236 % Australia and New Zealand
2020s 8.51 % 9.02 % 0.506 % Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Australia and New Zealand or Tunisia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 9.29 % against 9.06 % in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Australia and New Zealand and Tunisia?
0.23 %, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 103rd of 184 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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.