Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Australia
Australia: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,945 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Australia is 1,945 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Australia peaked at 2,546 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,521 1000 ha, in 2020.
Australia ranks 16th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,506 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,545 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,378 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 2,402 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,405 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,546 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,923 1000 ha | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 1,851 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,761 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,841 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,963 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,141 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 2,378 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 2,361 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,149 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 2,147 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,244 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2,298 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,955 1000 ha | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 1,521 1000 ha | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 1,945 1000 ha | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 1,945 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,945 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,945 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,945 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 20.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,945 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 818.11 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,257 1000 ha | 1,761 1000 ha | 2,546 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,148 1000 ha | 1,841 1000 ha | 2,378 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,860 1000 ha | 1,521 1000 ha | 1,945 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Australia?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Australia was 1,945 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,546 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,521 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.