Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0035 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded -0.0035 % change on previous year for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 180.0% on the previous year and down 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 7.83 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -1.78 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Caribbean ranks 30th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.87 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1965 | 6.14 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 6.16 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.27 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 1969 | 6.43 % change on previous year | +124.8% |
| 1970 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 1971 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1972 | 7.7 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6944 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 1974 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +359.8% |
| 1975 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 7.83 % change on previous year | +80.7% |
| 1977 | 7.26 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 1979 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2611 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1985 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +1495.8% |
| 1986 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 1987 | 0.978 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3228 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 1989 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +647.6% |
| 1990 | -0.3378 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0788 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3155 % change on previous year | -500.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1573 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 1994 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1001.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5436 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1996 | -0.0772 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1121 % change on previous year | -245.1% |
| 1998 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -1221.5% |
| 1999 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2000 | -0.9479 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2001 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +79.2% |
| 2002 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2003 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2004 | -0.2254 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2005 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +689.1% |
| 2006 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2007 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2008 | -0.2268 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2318 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 2010 | -0.7675 % change on previous year | -431.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4979 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5924 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3996 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3343 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0017 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 % change on previous year | -350.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0035 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.77 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 6.87 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.51 % change on previous year | 0.6944 % change on previous year | 7.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.2611 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0613 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 0.2318 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1062 % change on previous year | -0.7675 % change on previous year | 0.5924 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 % change on previous year | -0.0035 % change on previous year | 0.0043 % change on previous year | 5 |
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 739,529 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 384,456 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Caribbean was -0.0035 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 7.83 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Caribbean rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.