Panama vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Panama
6.97 %
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6.83 %
in 2024
Panama rank
131st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
133rd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Panama
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2468196119922024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 6.97 % against 6.83 % in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.14 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 131st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 133rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.96 % 1.39 % 1.57 % Panama
1970s 4.17 % 1.4 % 2.77 % Panama
1980s 4.94 % 2.17 % 2.76 % Panama
1990s 4.99 % 2.83 % 2.16 % Panama
2000s 4.68 % 3.61 % 1.07 % Panama
2010s 4.86 % 2.59 % 2.27 % Panama
2020s 6.71 % 7.65 % 0.94 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Panama or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Panama, at 6.97 % against 6.83 % in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.14 %, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Panama ranks 131st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 133rd of 217 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

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
250 places, 13,824 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.