Southern Europe vs Palestine, State of: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Southern Europe
30.25 %
in 2024
Palestine, State of
100 %
in 2024
Southern Europe rank
4th
Palestine, State of rank
1st

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Southern Europe
  • Palestine, State of
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 100 % against 30.25 % in Southern Europe, a difference of 69.75 %.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 3.3 times Southern Europe's.

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

Southern Europe ranks 4th and Palestine, State of ranks 1st of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Southern Europe averaged higher in 5 and Palestine, State of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Europe Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1960s 14.29 % 8.92 % 5.37 % Southern Europe
1970s 17.03 % 8.6 % 8.43 % Southern Europe
1980s 19.23 % 8.49 % 10.74 % Southern Europe
1990s 21.66 % 9.73 % 11.93 % Southern Europe
2000s 25.43 % 20.98 % 4.45 % Southern Europe
2010s 28.76 % 76.9 % 48.14 % Palestine, State of
2020s 30.58 % 100 % 69.41 % Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Southern Europe or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 100 % against 30.25 % in Southern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Southern Europe and Palestine, State of?
69.75 %, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Palestine, State of?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Southern Europe and Palestine, State of rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Southern Europe ranks 4th and Palestine, State of ranks 1st 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
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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.