Azerbaijan vs China (People’s Republic of): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Azerbaijan
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 62.97 % against 57.9 % in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 5.07 %.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 25th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 28th of 184 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.65 % | 39.92 % | 30.74 % | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 69.06 % | 45.53 % | 23.52 % | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 65.03 % | 54.13 % | 10.9 % | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 62.83 % | 58.16 % | 4.67 % | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Azerbaijan or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Azerbaijan, at 62.97 % against 57.9 % in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Azerbaijan and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 5.07 %, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Azerbaijan ranks 25th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 28th 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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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.