Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United States
United States: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 21,503 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United States, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United States recorded 21,503 1000 ha for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United States peaked at 23,478 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,503 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places United States 2nd out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22,384 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 22,906 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 22,229 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 22,590 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 22,768 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 22,945 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 23,123 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23,301 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23,478 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 23,149 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22,820 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 22,491 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 22,161 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 21,832 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 21,503 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 21,503 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 21,503 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 228.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,506 1000 ha | 22,229 1000 ha | 22,906 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 23,022 1000 ha | 22,590 1000 ha | 23,478 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 21,898 1000 ha | 21,503 1000 ha | 22,491 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % 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 -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United States?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United States was 21,503 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 23,478 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,503 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does United States rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.