Small island developing States (SIDS) vs United Arab Emirates: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Small island developing States (SIDS)
14.67 %
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
96.22 %
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
13th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 96.22 % against 14.67 % in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 81.55 %.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 6.6 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

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

Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small island developing States (SIDS) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 10.46 % 100 % 89.54 % United Arab Emirates
1970s 12.87 % 100 % 87.13 % United Arab Emirates
1980s 15.64 % 100 % 84.36 % United Arab Emirates
1990s 15.97 % 92.91 % 76.95 % United Arab Emirates
2000s 14.96 % 90.43 % 75.47 % United Arab Emirates
2010s 14.86 % 100 % 85.14 % United Arab Emirates
2020s 14.87 % 98.55 % 83.69 % 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, Small island developing States (SIDS) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 96.22 % against 14.67 % in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Small island developing States (SIDS) and United Arab Emirates?
81.55 %, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small island developing States (SIDS) and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Small island developing States (SIDS) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 32 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
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.