Eastern Africa vs Ecuador: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Eastern Africa
3.92 %
in 2024
Ecuador
50.46 %
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
28th
Ecuador rank
30th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Ecuador
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 50.46 % against 3.92 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 46.54 %.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 12.9 times Eastern Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 28th and Ecuador ranks 30th of 31 groups.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 1.7 % 17.95 % 16.25 % Ecuador
1970s 2.09 % 20.53 % 18.44 % Ecuador
1980s 3.11 % 26.42 % 23.31 % Ecuador
1990s 4 % 28.23 % 24.23 % Ecuador
2000s 3.78 % 41.3 % 37.52 % Ecuador
2010s 3.87 % 65.87 % 61.99 % Ecuador
2020s 3.87 % 50.53 % 46.65 % Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Eastern Africa or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 50.46 % against 3.92 % in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Eastern Africa and Ecuador?
46.54 %, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Ecuador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and Ecuador rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Eastern Africa ranks 28th and Ecuador ranks 30th of 31 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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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.