Land area actually irrigated — Area in Egypt
Egypt: Land area actually irrigated — Area was 3,427 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area actually irrigated — Area in Egypt, 2019–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3,427 1000 ha for land area actually irrigated — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 3rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,870 1000 ha | 3,870 1000 ha | 3,870 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2020s | 3,408 1000 ha | 3,333 1000 ha | 3,427 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8,851 1000 ha compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 4,385 1000 ha compare
- 4 Afghanistan 2,165 1000 ha
- 5 Turkmenistan 1,822 1000 ha compare
- 6 Myanmar 1,714 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 94.91 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 22.58 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 955 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 77.42 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,274 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.25 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area actually irrigated — area in Egypt?
- Land area actually irrigated — area in Egypt was 3,427 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area actually irrigated — area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3,870 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area actually irrigated — area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,333 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for land area actually irrigated — area?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area actually irrigated — Area. 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.