Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
38.48 % change on previous year
Denmark
Lowest
-20.59 % change on previous year
Czechoslovakia
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,831
What the numbers show
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 38.48 % change on previous year in Denmark; the lowest is -20.59 % change on previous year in Czechoslovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.0324 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 1,707.8%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 5,852.8%).
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 38.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 17.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ecuador | 11.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 430.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Suriname | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | New Zealand | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,707.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.85 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Türkiye | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 0.981 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.6216 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 17 | USSR | 0.4808 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 0.404 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 19 | OECD | 0.3261 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 555.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Belize | 0.0564 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Albania | 0.0279 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | 0.0206 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.0013 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0002 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.0002 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 26 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | India | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Micronesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan (former) | 0 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Melanesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China, mainland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | -0.0018 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Cyprus | -0.0113 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Czechia | -0.1277 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Barbados | -0.644 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9585 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovakia | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Jordan | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Slovenia | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Northern Mariana Islands | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Hungary | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Yugoslav SFR | -5.88 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 270.6% | volatile |
| 197 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -7.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -8.75 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 199 | El Salvador | -13.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 321.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Bahrain | -17.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,462.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Bhutan | -17.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,852.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Czechoslovakia | -20.59 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 179.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Europe 9.03 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.9178 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.7489 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 0.6403 % change on previous year
- South America 0.6268 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.6236 % change on previous year
- Oceania 0.6184 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 0.5742 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.5185 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.5041 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.4191 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.4091 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.3579 % change on previous year
- Europe 0.3358 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.2485 % change on previous year
- Americas 0.2197 % change on previous year
- Africa 0.1746 % change on previous year
- World 0.1573 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.1348 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.1176 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 0 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -0.0018 % change on previous year
- Caribbean -0.0035 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -0.0067 % change on previous year
- Central America -0.019 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -0.0665 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.