What is the difference in share of agricultural land which is irrigated between Greece and United Arab Emirates?

1.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs United Arab Emirates: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated

Greece

22.3%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

24.0%

in 2023

Greece rank

11th

United Arab Emirates rank

10th

Share of agricultural land which is irrigated over time

Greece
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 24.0% against 22.3% in Greece, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Greece ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 83 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	19.6%	20.4%	0.8%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	21.9%	23.9%	2.0%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of agricultural land which is irrigated, Greece or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 24.0% against 22.3% in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of agricultural land which is irrigated between Greece and United Arab Emirates?: 1.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?: Greece ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated
Unit: % of total agricultural land
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 83 places, 1,136 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.