Northern Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Northern Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 96.22 % against 20.12 % in Northern Africa, a difference of 76.1 %.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 4.8 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 9th 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 | Northern Africa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.27 % | 100 % | 83.73 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 16.59 % | 100 % | 83.41 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 16.77 % | 100 % | 83.23 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 17.62 % | 92.91 % | 75.29 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 18.3 % | 90.43 % | 72.13 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 19.39 % | 100 % | 80.61 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 20.14 % | 98.55 % | 78.42 % | 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, Northern Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 96.22 % against 20.12 % in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Northern Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 76.1 %, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Northern Africa ranks 9th 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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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.