Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs United Arab Emirates: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
17.5 %
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
96.22 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • United Arab Emirates
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 96.22 % against 17.5 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 78.72 %.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 5.5 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 31 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 12.67 % 100 % 87.33 % United Arab Emirates
1970s 14.17 % 100 % 85.83 % United Arab Emirates
1980s 15.9 % 100 % 84.1 % United Arab Emirates
1990s 17.59 % 92.91 % 75.32 % United Arab Emirates
2000s 18.62 % 90.43 % 71.8 % United Arab Emirates
2010s 17.53 % 100 % 82.47 % United Arab Emirates
2020s 17.48 % 98.55 % 81.07 % United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 96.22 % against 17.5 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and United Arab Emirates?
78.72 %, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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
Last refreshed

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.