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

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
9.15 %
in 2024
Nepal
70.24 %
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
22nd
Nepal rank
19th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
  • Nepal
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 70.24 % against 9.15 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 61.09 %.

That makes Nepal's figure about 7.7 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 19th of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 5.36 % 4.96 % 0.3956 % Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1970s 5.9 % 10.78 % 4.87 % Nepal
1980s 7.11 % 29.99 % 22.89 % Nepal
1990s 10.96 % 43.31 % 32.35 % Nepal
2000s 11.03 % 49.34 % 38.31 % Nepal
2010s 9.78 % 60.69 % 50.91 % Nepal
2020s 9.2 % 69.65 % 60.45 % Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) or Nepal?
Nepal, at 70.24 % 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Nepal?
61.09 %, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Nepal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Nepal rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 19th of 31 groups.
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.