Greece vs Iraq: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Greece
- Iraq
How they compare
Greece currently reports 69.29 % against 65.12 % in Iraq, a difference of 4.17 %.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Greece ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.33 % | 27.69 % | 12.36 % | Iraq |
| 1970s | 22.21 % | 30.26 % | 8.05 % | Iraq |
| 1980s | 27.32 % | 35.14 % | 7.82 % | Iraq |
| 1990s | 31.85 % | 68.94 % | 37.09 % | Iraq |
| 2000s | 39.3 % | 77.25 % | 37.94 % | Iraq |
| 2010s | 48.2 % | 71.1 % | 22.9 % | Iraq |
| 2020s | 69.85 % | 65.2 % | 4.65 % | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Greece or Iraq?
- Greece, at 69.29 % against 65.12 % in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Greece and Iraq?
- 4.17 %, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Greece ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 23rd 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.