Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America

United States of America: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 5.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.1 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
5.55 %
in 2007
All-time low
5.1 %
in 2023
Years of data
16
2002–2024

Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America, 2002–2024

02462002201320242002: 5.4 %2007: 5.5 %2008: 5.4 %2012: 5.3 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 5.4 %2015: 5.4 %2016: 5.5 %2017: 5.5 %2018: 5.4 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 5.3 %2021: 5.2 %2022: 5.2 %2023: 5.1 %2024: 5.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 5.1 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United States of America peaked at 5.55 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.1 %, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United States of America, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 5.42 %
2007 5.55 % +2.4%
2008 5.36 % -3.4%
2012 5.34 % -0.4%
2013 5.37 % +0.6%
2014 5.4 % +0.6%
2015 5.43 % +0.6%
2016 5.46 % +0.6%
2017 5.5 % +0.7%
2018 5.43 % -1.3%
2019 5.37 % -1.1%
2020 5.31 % -1.1%
2021 5.24 % -1.3%
2022 5.18 % -1.1%
2023 5.1 % -1.5%
2024 5.1 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.44 % 5.36 % 5.55 % 3
2010s 5.41 % 5.34 % 5.5 % 8
2020s 5.19 % 5.1 % 5.31 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United States of America?
Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United States of America was 5.1 % 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 5.55 % in 2007.
What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1 % in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
84 places, 1,265 data points, 1990–2024
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