Egypt vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Egypt
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 94.91 % against 15.48 % in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 79.43 %.
That makes Egypt's figure about 6.1 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 14th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 % | 8.29 % | 91.71 % | Egypt |
| 1970s | 100 % | 9.63 % | 90.37 % | Egypt |
| 1980s | 100 % | 10.17 % | 89.82 % | Egypt |
| 1990s | 99.17 % | 12.36 % | 86.81 % | Egypt |
| 2000s | 99.85 % | 13.44 % | 86.41 % | Egypt |
| 2010s | 99.64 % | 15.23 % | 84.41 % | Egypt |
| 2020s | 97.81 % | 15.49 % | 82.32 % | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Egypt or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Egypt, at 94.91 % against 15.48 % in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 79.43 %, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th 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.