Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land by country
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...
What the numbers show
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 89.04 % in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.01 % in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.06 %, and the mean is 10.47 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,904.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 543.8%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 66.7%).
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 89.04 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 53.7 % | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 3 | India | 46.24 % | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 35.01 % | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 34.82 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 32.3 % | 2014 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 7 | Nepal | 32.29 % | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 30.71 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 23.63 % | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 23.45 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 21.95 % | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 21.62 % | 2024 | up 195.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 19.58 % | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 14 | Qatar | 17.57 % | 2024 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 15 | Albania | 16.96 % | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 16.94 % | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 16.52 % | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 15.46 % | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 15.24 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 14.62 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 14.61 % | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 14.4 % | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 13.23 % | 2020 | — | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 12.01 % | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.7 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | Armenia | 9.33 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 9.26 % | 2011 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 8.88 % | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 8.5 % | 2024 | — | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 8.24 % | 2024 | up 543.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.4 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Oman | 7.24 % | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 5.96 % | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 5.94 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 5.84 % | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 5.43 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 4.15 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 4.06 % | 2024 | up 286.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 3.94 % | 2013 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 3.87 % | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 3.43 % | 2016 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 3.34 % | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 3.34 % | 2019 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 2.65 % | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 2.58 % | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 2.37 % | 2024 | up 34.7% | flat |
| 47 | Panama | 2.3 % | 2024 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 2.29 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar | 2.18 % | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 1.97 % | 2008 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 51 | Ghana | 1.82 % | 2024 | up 527.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Croatia | 1.7 % | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 53 | Sweden | 1.69 % | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 1.47 % | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 55 | Sudan | 1.39 % | 2024 | up 208.9% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 1.36 % | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Benin | 1.12 % | 2019 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0.9 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 0.87 % | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 0.74 % | 2006 | — | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.68 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.68 % | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 63 | Slovenia | 0.67 % | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 64 | Niger | 0.62 % | 2024 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 65 | Australia | 0.54 % | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 66 | Finland | 0.53 % | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 0.47 % | 2020 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 0.43 % | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.41 % | 2018 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 0.32 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 0.25 % | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 72 | Lithuania | 0.21 % | 2020 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.06 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Lesotho | 0.05 % | 2013 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 75 | Botswana | 0.01 % | 2014 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 5.1 %
- Türkiye 12.72 %
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.