Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0067 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia stood at -0.0067 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 102.3% on the previous year and down 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 4.35 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -0.0067 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Southern Asia ranks 31st 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1964 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +64.7% |
| 1965 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1966 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +115.7% |
| 1967 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +107.8% |
| 1969 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 1970 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +107.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7241 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1975 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +162.3% |
| 1976 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1980 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +49.4% |
| 1981 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +51.5% |
| 1982 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1983 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 1984 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7835 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1989 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +147.6% |
| 1990 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 1991 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6509 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 1993 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
| 1994 | 2 % change on previous year | +60.7% |
| 1995 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8764 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8876 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8847 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8682 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9088 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3511 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4303 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +378.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4061 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2091 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1479 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1504 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1972 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +35912.7% |
| 2020 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0558 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 2022 | 0.361 % change on previous year | +546.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2906 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0067 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2 % change on previous year | 0.7241 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 0.7835 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0.6509 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.8682 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7861 % change on previous year | 0.0108 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6787 % change on previous year | -0.0067 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was -0.0067 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0067 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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.