Sri Lanka vs Syria: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 24.72 % against 24.04 % in Syria, a difference of 0.68 %.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 76th and Syria ranks 78th of 217 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.15 % | 8.77 % | 12.38 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 22.69 % | 9.37 % | 13.32 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 26.54 % | 10.9 % | 15.64 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 29.35 % | 18.64 % | 10.71 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 28.8 % | 24.2 % | 4.6 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 26.53 % | 23.3 % | 3.23 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 26.02 % | 23.7 % | 2.31 % | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Sri Lanka or Syria?
- Sri Lanka, at 24.72 % against 24.04 % in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 0.68 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th and Syria ranks 78th 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
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.