Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Africa
Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 17,555 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 17,555 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Africa peaked at 17,555 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,375 1000 ha, in 1962.
Africa ranks 18th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,742 1000 ha | 7,375 1000 ha | 8,203 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,829 1000 ha | 8,418 1000 ha | 9,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,990 1000 ha | 9,289 1000 ha | 10,790 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,141 1000 ha | 11,084 1000 ha | 12,980 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,767 1000 ha | 12,929 1000 ha | 14,714 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,955 1000 ha | 14,848 1000 ha | 17,056 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,439 1000 ha | 17,231 1000 ha | 17,555 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 15 Uzbekistan 4,385 1000 ha compare
- 16 Russian Federation 4,300 1000 ha compare
- 17 Egypt 4,014 1000 ha compare
- 18 Spain 3,759 1000 ha compare
- 19 Italy 3,574 1000 ha compare
- 20 Iraq 3,525 1000 ha compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 3,279 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Africa was 17,555 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,555 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,375 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Africa ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.