Japan vs Middle Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Japan
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 66.55 % against 0.42 % in Middle Africa, a difference of 66.13 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 158.5 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 22nd and Middle Africa ranks 20th of 184 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.9 % | 0.46 % | 52.44 % | Japan |
| 1970s | 57.43 % | 0.492 % | 56.94 % | Japan |
| 1980s | 54.95 % | 0.572 % | 54.38 % | Japan |
| 1990s | 54.44 % | 0.611 % | 53.83 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 54.56 % | 0.648 % | 53.91 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 54.39 % | 0.477 % | 53.91 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.88 % | 0.432 % | 63.45 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Japan or Middle Africa?
- Japan, at 66.55 % against 0.42 % in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Japan and Middle Africa?
- 66.13 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Middle Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Middle Africa ranks 20th 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.