Land 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
Land area actually irrigated — Area is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 8,851 1000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of); the lowest is 0.05 1000 ha in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 322.12 1000 ha, and the mean is 1,072 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 156.8%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 16.3%).
Land area actually irrigated — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8,851 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 4,385 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 3 | Egypt | 3,427 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 2,165 1000 ha | 2015 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 1,822 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 6 | Myanmar | 1,714 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1,106 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 757.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 748.66 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 642.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 546.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 442 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 375 1000 ha | 2024 | up 156.8% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 269.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 243.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 93.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 67.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 59.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 19 | Suriname | 55 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 34.26 1000 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 28.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 22 | Belarus | 25.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 23 | Kuwait | 11.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 4.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 0.595 1000 ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
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.