Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Czechia
Czechia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 43 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 43 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Czechia peaked at 49 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21 1000 ha, in 2009.
Czechia ranks 138th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Czechia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 43 1000 ha | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 36 1000 ha | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 35 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 33 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 35 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 40 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 44 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 49 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 48 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 47 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 43 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 39 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 30 1000 ha | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 21 1000 ha | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 32 1000 ha | +52.4% |
| 2011 | 33 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 33 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 1000 ha | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36 1000 ha | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 36.4 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 36 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.05 1000 ha | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 43 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 43 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.5 1000 ha, 80% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 43 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 217.08 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +52.4% | 21 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha |
| 1994 | +43.3% | 30 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha |
| 2016 | +35.3% | 34 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha |
| 2009 | -30.0% | 30 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.14 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 43 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 39.6 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.89 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 43.05 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Czechia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Czechia was 43 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 49 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Czechia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Czechia ranks 138th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.