Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United States
United States: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 5.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United States, 2002–2024
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 United States is 5.1 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United States peaked at 5.55 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.1 %, in 2023.
That places United States 47th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5.1 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.65 %, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 — share in agricultural land in United States?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United States 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 % in 2023.
- How does United States rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- United States ranks 47th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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.