Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,150 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 1,150 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Caribbean peaked at 1,295 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 423 1000 ha, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 45th 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 | 539.41 1000 ha | 423 1000 ha | 662 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 853.36 1000 ha | 687 1000 ha | 1,027 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,176 1000 ha | 1,055 1000 ha | 1,273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,279 1000 ha | 1,265 1000 ha | 1,295 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,182 1000 ha | 1,135 1000 ha | 1,253 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,145 1000 ha | 1,129 1000 ha | 1,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,150 1000 ha | 1,150 1000 ha | 1,150 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 11,507 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,246 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Caribbean?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Caribbean was 1,150 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,295 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 423 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Caribbean ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.