Thailand vs Turkey: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 29.99 % against 29.73 % in Thailand, a difference of 0.26 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 68th and Turkey ranks 65th of 217 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.04 % | 5.52 % | 8.52 % | Thailand |
| 1970s | 14.75 % | 7.72 % | 7.04 % | Thailand |
| 1980s | 18.64 % | 11.96 % | 6.68 % | Thailand |
| 1990s | 23.39 % | 15.44 % | 7.95 % | Thailand |
| 2000s | 28.55 % | 19.96 % | 8.59 % | Thailand |
| 2010s | 29.2 % | 22.03 % | 7.18 % | Thailand |
| 2020s | 29.41 % | 29.12 % | 0.288 % | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 29.99 % against 29.73 % in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Thailand and Turkey?
- 0.26 %, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Thailand ranks 68th and Turkey ranks 65th 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.