New Caledonia vs Southern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

New Caledonia
100 %
in 2024
Southern Asia
49.91 %
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
2nd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Southern Asia
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 100 % against 49.91 % in Southern Asia, a difference of 50.09 %.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.0 times Southern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Asia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 4 and Southern Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 16.89 % 20.87 % 3.98 % Southern Asia
1970s 14.12 % 25.16 % 11.03 % Southern Asia
1980s 14.94 % 30.31 % 15.37 % Southern Asia
1990s 46.02 % 35.68 % 10.34 % New Caledonia
2000s 90.59 % 42.28 % 48.3 % New Caledonia
2010s 82.17 % 46.2 % 35.98 % New Caledonia
2020s 94.16 % 49.78 % 44.38 % New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, New Caledonia or Southern Asia?
New Caledonia, at 100 % against 49.91 % in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between New Caledonia and Southern Asia?
50.09 %, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Caledonia and Southern Asia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
New Caledonia ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 2nd 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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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.