Nepal vs Northern America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Nepal
- Northern America
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.24 % against 13.43 % in Northern America, a difference of 56.81 %.
That makes Nepal's figure about 5.2 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Nepal ranks 19th and Northern America ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 % | 9.59 % | 4.62 % | Northern America |
| 1970s | 10.78 % | 10.31 % | 0.463 % | Nepal |
| 1980s | 29.99 % | 11.94 % | 18.06 % | Nepal |
| 1990s | 43.31 % | 12.51 % | 30.81 % | Nepal |
| 2000s | 49.34 % | 12.05 % | 37.29 % | Nepal |
| 2010s | 60.69 % | 14.16 % | 46.52 % | Nepal |
| 2020s | 69.65 % | 13.78 % | 55.87 % | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Nepal or Northern America?
- Nepal, at 70.24 % against 13.43 % in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Nepal and Northern America?
- 56.81 %, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Northern America rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Nepal ranks 19th and Northern America ranks 17th 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.