Nepal vs Western Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Nepal
- Western Europe
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.24 % against 12.89 % in Western Europe, a difference of 57.35 %.
That makes Nepal's figure about 5.4 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 19th and Western Europe ranks 20th of 184 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 % | 3.65 % | 1.31 % | Nepal |
| 1970s | 10.78 % | 5.55 % | 5.23 % | Nepal |
| 1980s | 29.99 % | 7.42 % | 22.57 % | Nepal |
| 1990s | 43.31 % | 9.85 % | 33.46 % | Nepal |
| 2000s | 49.34 % | 10.76 % | 38.58 % | Nepal |
| 2010s | 60.69 % | 11.7 % | 48.99 % | Nepal |
| 2020s | 69.65 % | 12.85 % | 56.8 % | 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 Western Europe?
- Nepal, at 70.24 % against 12.89 % in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Nepal and Western Europe?
- 57.35 %, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Western Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Western Europe rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Nepal ranks 19th and Western Europe 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.