Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was 0.6403 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6403 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 116.9%
Rank
4th
of 33 groups
All-time high
6.92 % change on previous year
in 1971
All-time low
-3.79 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 0.6403 % change on previous year for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.9% on the previous year and up 816.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) peaked at 6.92 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -3.79 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places European Union (27) 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1303 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1966 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +2227.7% |
| 1967 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +36.1% |
| 1968 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1969 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4016 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1971 | 6.92 % change on previous year | +1624.2% |
| 1972 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 1973 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9649 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1976 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +375.9% |
| 1977 | 2 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1978 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5354 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1981 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +130.6% |
| 1982 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +97.9% |
| 1984 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2917 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8898 % change on previous year | +205.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7553 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2042 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9273 % change on previous year | +354.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8045 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1101 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 1995 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +869.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7892 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2918 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5906 % change on previous year | +102.4% |
| 1999 | 0.212 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7078 % change on previous year | +233.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6165 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5869 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2003 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -420.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1268 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4143 % change on previous year | -426.7% |
| 2006 | -0.5319 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2142 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7846 % change on previous year | +266.3% |
| 2009 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +125.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0958 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9389 % change on previous year | -1080.4% |
| 2012 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +156.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0894 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1746 % change on previous year | -295.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8699 % change on previous year | +398.2% |
| 2017 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +457.7% |
| 2018 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9691 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2020 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -283.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0436 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1653 % change on previous year | +279.4% |
| 2023 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -2394.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6403 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 0.1303 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 0.4016 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.2917 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3397 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | 0.9273 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2985 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 0.7078 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -0.0958 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9444 % change on previous year | -3.79 % change on previous year | 0.6403 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 1 Denmark 38.48 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Mozambique 17.19 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Ecuador 11.56 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Serbia and Montenegro 8 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.35 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Myanmar 3.95 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Suriname 3.64 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) was 0.6403 % 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.79 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 816.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.