Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 10,520 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 10,520 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Central Asia peaked at 11,286 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10,127 1000 ha, in 2007.
Central Asia ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11,064 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 11,234 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11,286 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11,170 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11,095 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11,001 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10,892 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 10,820 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10,696 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 10,621 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10,537 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10,485 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 10,413 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10,299 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,210 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10,127 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10,153 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10,174 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10,213 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10,251 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10,288 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10,312 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,339 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,351 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10,268 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10,277 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10,278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,294 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,318 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,324 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10,326 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10,441 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 10,520 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,070 1000 ha | 10,820 1000 ha | 11,286 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 10,372 1000 ha | 10,127 1000 ha | 10,696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,287 1000 ha | 10,213 1000 ha | 10,351 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,386 1000 ha | 10,318 1000 ha | 10,520 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Central Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Central Asia was 10,520 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,286 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,127 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Central Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Central Asia ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia 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.