Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.28 % against 3.12 % in Eritrea, a difference of 0.16 %.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 135th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.96 % | 4.77 % | 0.1971 % | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.4 % | 4.23 % | 0.829 % | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.04 % | 3.98 % | 0.939 % | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.12 % | 3.45 % | 0.332 % | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.28 % against 3.12 % in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.16 %, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 135th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd 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.