Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Australia
Australia: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 0.54 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Australia is 0.54 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Australia peaked at 0.64 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.43 %, in 2020.
That places Australia 65th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.55 % | — |
| 2002 | 0.57 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.54 % | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.61 % | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.59 % | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.62 % | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.48 % | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.46 % | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.49 % | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.55 % | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.64 % | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.63 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.62 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.63 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6 % | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.64 % | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.54 % | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.43 % | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.54 % | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5444 % | 0.46 % | 0.62 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.584 % | 0.49 % | 0.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.518 % | 0.43 % | 0.54 % | 5 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0148 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Australia?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Australia was 0.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 % in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.