Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was 0.1348 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1348 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
19th
of 33 groups
All-time high
6.74 % change on previous year
in 1972
All-time low
-1.43 % change on previous year
in 2005
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 0.1348 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 6.74 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -1.43 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 19th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1964 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1965 | 6.18 % change on previous year | +64.6% |
| 1966 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1969 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +95.9% |
| 1970 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 1971 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 6.74 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 1973 | 0.656 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1974 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +303.6% |
| 1975 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1976 | 6.61 % change on previous year | +85.1% |
| 1977 | 6.11 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1979 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2183 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1985 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +1529.8% |
| 1986 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8286 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4742 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1989 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +326.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7732 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7673 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6385 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0123 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 1994 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -11585.6% |
| 1995 | 0.743 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3501 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1426 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6526 % change on previous year | -557.8% |
| 1999 | -0.7723 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6186 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2001 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +107.6% |
| 2002 | -0.9725 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2003 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2004 | -0.2798 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2005 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +409.8% |
| 2006 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2007 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.226 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5169 % change on previous year | -328.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7521 % change on previous year | -245.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3441 % change on previous year | -145.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3373 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7215 % change on previous year | +113.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4554 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2598 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2155 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2069 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0266 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0614 % change on previous year | -330.7% |
| 2020 | -0.1378 % change on previous year | +124.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2063 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 2022 | -0.6208 % change on previous year | +201.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1384 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1348 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 6.7 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 0.656 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.2183 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3389 % change on previous year | -0.7723 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7806 % change on previous year | -1.43 % change on previous year | 0.5169 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.134 % change on previous year | -0.7521 % change on previous year | 0.7215 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1383 % change on previous year | -0.6208 % change on previous year | 0.1384 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 0.6216 % change on previous year compare
- 17 USSR 0.4808 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.404 % change on previous year compare
- 19 OECD 0.3261 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Belize 0.0564 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Albania 0.0279 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Benin 0.0206 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 0.1348 % 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.