Ecuador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Ecuador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 50.46 % against 2.86 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 47.6 %.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 17.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.95 % | 1.57 % | 16.38 % | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 20.53 % | 1.84 % | 18.7 % | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 26.42 % | 2.27 % | 24.15 % | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 28.23 % | 2.57 % | 25.66 % | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 41.3 % | 2.63 % | 38.67 % | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 65.87 % | 2.7 % | 63.16 % | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 50.53 % | 2.87 % | 47.66 % | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Ecuador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ecuador, at 50.46 % against 2.86 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 47.6 %, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Ecuador ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th 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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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.