Caribbean vs Timor-Leste: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Caribbean
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 18.1 % against 17.31 % in Caribbean, a difference of 0.79 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 18th and Timor-Leste ranks 17th of 42 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.86 % | 11.78 % | 6.07 % | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 16.69 % | 18.5 % | 1.81 % | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 17.02 % | 18.22 % | 1.19 % | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 17.53 % | 18.1 % | 0.566 % | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Caribbean or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 18.1 % against 17.31 % in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 0.79 %, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Timor-Leste rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Caribbean ranks 18th and Timor-Leste ranks 17th of 42 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.