Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Americas
Americas: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 54,523 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 54,523 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Americas peaked at 56,471 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,746 1000 ha, in 1961.
Americas ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,746 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,452 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 29,053 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 29,635 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 30,150 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 30,546 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 31,042 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 31,598 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 32,099 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 32,572 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 33,176 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 33,895 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 34,435 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 35,102 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 35,743 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 36,526 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 37,130 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 38,435 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 38,918 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 39,690 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 41,016 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 42,211 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 42,189 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 42,360 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 42,975 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 43,146 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 43,200 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 43,586 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 44,101 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 44,645 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 45,059 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 45,607 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 45,867 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 46,150 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 46,434 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 46,659 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 46,950 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47,155 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47,372 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47,608 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 47,820 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48,236 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45,876 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 43,510 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 41,089 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 38,706 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 50,652 1000 ha | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 51,282 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 51,887 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 52,536 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52,896 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53,155 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53,564 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 53,971 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 54,381 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 54,819 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55,191 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55,708 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56,259 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56,471 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56,050 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 54,534 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 54,403 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 54,523 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +30.9% | 38,706 1000 ha | 50,652 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,036 1000 ha | 27,746 1000 ha | 32,099 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,593 1000 ha | 32,572 1000 ha | 38,918 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,447 1000 ha | 39,690 1000 ha | 44,101 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,190 1000 ha | 44,645 1000 ha | 47,372 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,666 1000 ha | 38,706 1000 ha | 51,887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,248 1000 ha | 52,536 1000 ha | 56,259 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,196 1000 ha | 54,403 1000 ha | 56,471 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 3 China, mainland 74,542 1000 ha compare
- 4 OECD 64,522 1000 ha compare
- 5 United States 24,693 1000 ha compare
- 6 USSR 20,900 1000 ha compare
- 7 Pakistan 19,990 1000 ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9,600 1000 ha compare
- 9 Brazil 9,183 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Americas?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Americas was 54,523 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 56,471 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,746 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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.