Greece vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Greece
69.29 %
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
9.15 %
in 2024
Greece rank
20th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
22nd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Greece
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 69.29 % against 9.15 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 60.14 %.

That makes Greece's figure about 7.6 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 20th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 15.33 % 5.36 % 9.97 % Greece
1970s 22.21 % 5.9 % 16.31 % Greece
1980s 27.32 % 7.11 % 20.22 % Greece
1990s 31.85 % 10.96 % 20.89 % Greece
2000s 39.3 % 11.03 % 28.27 % Greece
2010s 48.2 % 9.78 % 38.42 % Greece
2020s 69.85 % 9.2 % 60.66 % 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Greece, at 69.29 % against 9.15 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Greece and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
60.14 %, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greece and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Greece ranks 20th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd 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
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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.