Land area equipped for irrigation — Area by country
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
75,500 1000 ha
India
Lowest
0.03 1000 ha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
135 1000 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,067
What the numbers show
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 75,500 1000 ha in India; the lowest is 0.03 1000 ha in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 135 1000 ha, and the mean is 2,461 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 510.9%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 80.5%).
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 75,500 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 74,915 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 74,542 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | OECD | 64,522 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 20,900 1000 ha | 1991 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 19,990 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9,600 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 9,183 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 8,713 1000 ha | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 7,304 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 7,204 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 6,722 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 6,415 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 4,585 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 4,385 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 4,300 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 4,014 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 3,759 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 3,574 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 3,525 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 3,279 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 3,208 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 3,177 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,995 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 2,843 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 26 | France | 2,781 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 2,580 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 2,442 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 2,369 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Australia | 2,196 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2,170 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 2,155 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 2,100 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 2,001 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 1,995 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 1,967 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 37 | Sudan (former) | 1,890 1000 ha | 2011 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 38 | Sudan | 1,852 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 1,491 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 40 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,460 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Nepal | 1,369 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Algeria | 1,365 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,310 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 1,218 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Caribbean | 1,150 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 1,148 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 1,109 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 1,087 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,055 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,021 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 858.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 52 | Madagascar | 831.7 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 799 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Germany | 791.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 748.66 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 747.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 510.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 707.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 58 | Yemen | 680.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 59 | Cuba | 639.1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 637.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 637 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 546.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 522 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 500.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 493 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 443 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 67 | Malaysia | 442 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 420.99 1000 ha | 2024 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Libya | 400 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 374.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 379.6% | volatile |
| 71 | China, Taiwan Province of | 372.36 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 72 | Mali | 371 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | United Republic of Tanzania | 363.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 358.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 338 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Nigeria | 331.2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Poland | 320 1000 ha | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 310.1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 306.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 306 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 292.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Cambodia | 269.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 83 | Niger | 269.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Ghana | 223 1000 ha | 2024 | up 373.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 218.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 217.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 87 | Hungary | 216.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 88 | Armenia | 209.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 89 | Somalia | 200 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 173.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia PDR | 165 1000 ha | 1992 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 92 | Sweden | 161.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 93 | Yugoslav SFR | 160 1000 ha | 1991 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 159.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Malawi | 157.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 155.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Austria | 155.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | 143 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 142.98 1000 ha | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 100 | Palestine | 140 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Czechoslovakia | 135 1000 ha | 1992 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 127.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 123.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 120.1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Serbia and Montenegro | 108 1000 ha | 2005 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 106 | Paraguay | 103.53 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 107 | Haiti | 97 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Guinea | 94.92 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 93.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 91.58 1000 ha | 2022 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Jordan | 91.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 90 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Lebanon | 90 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 114 | Mongolia | 87.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | 85.53 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Norway | 77.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.75 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 118 | Suriname | 57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 55 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 54.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | 52 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 122 | Eswatini | 49.85 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 123 | Finland | 48.73 1000 ha | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 124 | Jamaica | 45.85 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritania | 45.01 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Croatia | 43.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Czechia | 43 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 128 | Panama | 41.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 129 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 36.5 1000 ha | 1999 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Bhutan | 35.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 34.65 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Chad | 30.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 133 | Cyprus | 30.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 29.36 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Cameroon | 28.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 136 | Belarus | 25.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Qatar | 25 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Benin | 24.33 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Belgium | 24.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 22.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 142 | Eritrea | 21.59 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 143 | Burundi | 21 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Mauritius | 19 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | South Sudan | 19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 146 | Kuwait | 18 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Melanesia | 13.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Uganda | 11.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | El Salvador | 9.96 1000 ha | 2024 | down 80.5% | rising |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 9.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | 9.7 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 8.5 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Togo | 7.86 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Namibia | 7.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 157 | Lithuania | 7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 76.1% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Slovenia | 6.41 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 160 | French Guiana | 6 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Martinique | 5.96 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 5.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 5 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Gabon | 4.45 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 165 | Fiji | 4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 3.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 167 | Botswana | 3.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Belize | 3.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Liberia | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Malta | 2.81 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Lesotho | 2.64 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 174 | Montenegro | 2.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 175 | Congo | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Grenada | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Estonia | 1.57 1000 ha | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.49 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Bahrain | 1.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Latvia | 1.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 182 | Polynesia | 1.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 183 | Djibouti | 1.01 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 184 | Bahamas | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Channel Islands | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.48 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 189 | Micronesia | 0.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 191 | Guam | 0.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 191 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 193 | Seychelles | 0.26 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Dominica | 0.2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Andorra | 0.15 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Comoros | 0.13 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Mayotte | 0.13 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.08 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 199 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 200 | Iceland | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 354,701 1000 ha
- Asia 251,913 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 119,052 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 80,014 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 55,636 1000 ha
- Americas 54,523 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 28,612 1000 ha
- Europe 27,700 1000 ha
- Northern America 25,911 1000 ha
- United States of America 24,693 1000 ha
- South-eastern Asia 23,567 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 23,172 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.