Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Palestine, State of: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
57.31 %
in 2024
Palestine, State of
100 %
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
30th
Palestine, State of rank
1st

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Palestine, State of
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 100 % against 57.31 % in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 42.69 %.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.7 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Palestine, State of ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Palestine, State of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1960s 22.96 % 8.92 % 14.05 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 36.23 % 8.6 % 27.63 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 51.69 % 8.49 % 43.2 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1990s 58.34 % 9.73 % 48.61 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 57.79 % 20.98 % 36.81 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 56.77 % 76.9 % 20.13 % Palestine, State of
2020s 57.32 % 100 % 42.67 % Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 100 % against 57.31 % in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Palestine, State of?
42.69 %, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Palestine, State of?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Palestine, State of rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Palestine, State of ranks 1st of 217 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
250 places, 13,824 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.