Israel vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Israel
86.86 %
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
14.67 %
in 2024
Israel rank
15th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
11th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Israel
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 86.86 % against 14.67 % in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 72.19 %.

That makes Israel's figure about 5.9 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

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

Israel ranks 15th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 11th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1960s 37.43 % 10.46 % 26.97 % Israel
1970s 44.48 % 12.87 % 31.6 % Israel
1980s 51.51 % 15.64 % 35.87 % Israel
1990s 45.62 % 15.97 % 29.66 % Israel
2000s 55.63 % 14.96 % 40.67 % Israel
2010s 65.07 % 14.86 % 50.21 % Israel
2020s 82.87 % 14.87 % 68 % Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Israel or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Israel, at 86.86 % against 14.67 % in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Israel and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
72.19 %, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Israel and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Israel ranks 15th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 11th 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.