China, Taiwan Province of vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

China, Taiwan Province of
47.93 %
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
50.29 %
in 2024
China, Taiwan Province of rank
32nd
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
31st

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 50.29 % against 47.93 % in China, Taiwan Province of, a difference of 2.36 %.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, Taiwan Province of ahead.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 32nd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 31st of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, Taiwan Province of averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1960s 64.26 % 34.43 % 29.84 % China, Taiwan Province of
1970s 53.14 % 49.66 % 3.48 % China, Taiwan Province of
1980s 49.78 % 53.63 % 3.86 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1990s 45.12 % 40.65 % 4.47 % China, Taiwan Province of
2000s 45.34 % 39.33 % 6.01 % China, Taiwan Province of
2010s 47.48 % 47.76 % 0.276 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 47.98 % 50.12 % 2.14 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, China, Taiwan Province of or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 50.29 % against 47.93 % in China, Taiwan Province of as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between China, Taiwan Province of and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
2.36 %, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 32nd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 31st 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.