France vs Seychelles: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

France
15.54 %
in 2024
Seychelles
16.84 %
in 2024
France rank
85th
Seychelles rank
83rd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • France
  • Seychelles
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 16.84 % against 15.54 % in France, a difference of 1.3 %.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was France ahead.

France ranks 85th and Seychelles ranks 83rd of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 13.82 % 7.61 % 6.22 % France
2010s 14.17 % 17.88 % 3.7 % Seychelles
2020s 15.65 % 17.44 % 1.79 % Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, France or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 16.84 % against 15.54 % in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between France and Seychelles?
1.3 %, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Seychelles?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do France and Seychelles rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
France ranks 85th and Seychelles ranks 83rd 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

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.