Botswana vs El Salvador: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.43 % against 1.14 % in El Salvador, a difference of 0.29 %.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Botswana ranks 156th and El Salvador ranks 158th of 184 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 % | 2.98 % | 2.73 % | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.262 % | 4.37 % | 4.11 % | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.369 % | 4.94 % | 4.57 % | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.385 % | 5.14 % | 4.75 % | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.766 % | 5.17 % | 4.41 % | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.1 % | 5.83 % | 4.73 % | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.42 % | 1.96 % | 0.538 % | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Botswana or El Salvador?
- Botswana, at 1.43 % against 1.14 % in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 0.29 %, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Botswana ranks 156th and El Salvador ranks 158th 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.