Eastern Asia vs Palestine, State of: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Eastern Asia
57.63 %
in 2024
Palestine, State of
100 %
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
1st
Palestine, State of rank
1st

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Palestine, State of
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 100 % against 57.63 % in Eastern Asia, a difference of 42.37 %.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.7 times Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Asia ahead.

Eastern Asia ranks 1st and Palestine, State of ranks 1st of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 5 and Palestine, State of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1960s 43.42 % 8.92 % 34.5 % Eastern Asia
1970s 46.56 % 8.6 % 37.96 % Eastern Asia
1980s 42.7 % 8.49 % 34.21 % Eastern Asia
1990s 40.15 % 9.73 % 30.42 % Eastern Asia
2000s 45.76 % 20.98 % 24.77 % Eastern Asia
2010s 53.64 % 76.9 % 23.26 % Palestine, State of
2020s 57.78 % 100 % 42.22 % 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, Eastern Asia or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 100 % against 57.63 % in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Eastern Asia and Palestine, State of?
42.37 %, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Palestine, State of?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and Palestine, State of rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Eastern Asia ranks 1st and Palestine, State of ranks 1st 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.