Cropland area actually irrigated — Area 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
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 72,432 1000 ha in China, mainland; the lowest is 0.05 1000 ha in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 375 1000 ha, and the mean is 3,063 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 1,344.3%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 67.1%).
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 72,432 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 20,402 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 19,541 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 8,713 1000 ha | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7,972 1000 ha | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 5,510 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 7 | Morocco | 4,443 1000 ha | 2024 | up 165.7% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 3,780 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 3,731 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 10 | Myanmar | 1,714 1000 ha | 2020 | — | rising |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 1,606 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Iraq | 1,574 1000 ha | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 13 | France | 1,431 1000 ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 14 | Sudan (former) | 1,427 1000 ha | 2009 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 1,423 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Australia | 1,239 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 1,176 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 18 | Syria | 982 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 982 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 939.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 863 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 769.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 757.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 568.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 554.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 514.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Malaysia | 442 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Denmark | 375 1000 ha | 2024 | up 247.2% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 288.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kenya | 280.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,344.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 268.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 496.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 216.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 32 | Moldova | 216.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 211 1000 ha | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 191 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 165.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 108.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 38 | Ukraine | 102 1000 ha | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 39 | Jordan | 92.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 91.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 75.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mongolia | 59.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 43 | Suriname | 54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 44 | El Salvador | 26.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 24.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 48 | Palestine | 23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Palestine | 23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 51 | Belarus | 20.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 52 | Qatar | 13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 3.96 1000 ha | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 2.81 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 55 | Iceland | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
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 20,402 1000 ha
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.