Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Egypt
94.91 %
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
96.22 %
in 2024
Egypt rank
14th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Egypt
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 96.22 % against 94.91 % in Egypt, a difference of 1.31 %.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Egypt ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 100 % 100 % 0 %
1970s 100 % 100 % 0 %
1980s 100 % 100 % 0.005 % United Arab Emirates
1990s 99.17 % 92.91 % 6.26 % Egypt
2000s 99.85 % 90.43 % 9.43 % Egypt
2010s 99.64 % 100 % 0.365 % United Arab Emirates
2020s 97.81 % 98.55 % 0.74 % United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 96.22 % against 94.91 % in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
1.31 %, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Egypt ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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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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.