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

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
9.15 %
in 2024
Pakistan
63.68 %
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
22nd
Pakistan rank
24th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

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

Pakistan currently reports 63.68 % against 9.15 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 54.53 %.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 7.0 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

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

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 24th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 5.36 % 37.36 % 32 % Pakistan
1970s 5.9 % 44.03 % 38.12 % Pakistan
1980s 7.11 % 49.27 % 42.16 % Pakistan
1990s 10.96 % 55.55 % 44.59 % Pakistan
2000s 11.03 % 60.65 % 49.61 % Pakistan
2010s 9.78 % 63.73 % 53.95 % Pakistan
2020s 9.2 % 64.06 % 54.87 % Pakistan

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 Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 63.68 % 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 Pakistan?
54.53 %, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Pakistan rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 24th 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.