Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Australia
Australia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 2,196 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Australia is 2,196 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Australia peaked at 2,546 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,001 1000 ha, in 1961.
Australia ranks 30th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,234 1000 ha | 1,001 1000 ha | 1,476 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,478 1000 ha | 1,469 1000 ha | 1,494 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,703 1000 ha | 1,500 1000 ha | 1,836 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,221 1000 ha | 1,832 1000 ha | 2,408 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,502 1000 ha | 2,384 1000 ha | 2,546 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,261 1000 ha | 1,955 1000 ha | 2,387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,967 1000 ha | 1,521 1000 ha | 2,196 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Australia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Australia was 2,196 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,546 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,001 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.