Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Jordan
Jordan: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 8.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Jordan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 8.88 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Jordan peaked at 10 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.06 %, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 28th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.14 % | — |
| 2002 | 7.32 % | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.06 % | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.33 % | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.9 % | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 8.25 % | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.47 % | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 9.54 % | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 9.25 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 9.62 % | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.16 % | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.79 % | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 9.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 10 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.59 % | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 8.26 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.72 % | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1 % | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 8.61 % | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 8.52 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.03 % | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.88 % | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.92 % | 7.06 % | 9.54 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.24 % | 7.72 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 % | 8.1 % | 9.03 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 9.7 % compare
- 26 Armenia 9.33 % compare
- 27 Philippines 9.26 % compare
- 29 Chile 8.5 % compare
- 30 Serbia 8.24 % compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 7.4 % compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 101.09 % 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 0.0084 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 38.24 % 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 Jordan?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Jordan was 8.88 % 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 % in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Jordan ranks 28th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.