Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 3,363 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 3,363 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 3,363 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 639 1000 ha, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 26th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 699 1000 ha | 639 1000 ha | 764 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 993.5 1000 ha | 775 1000 ha | 1,268 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,612 1000 ha | 1,318 1000 ha | 1,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,183 1000 ha | 1,975 1000 ha | 2,347 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,399 1000 ha | 2,116 1000 ha | 2,706 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,043 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 3,206 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,305 1000 ha | 3,260 1000 ha | 3,363 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.78 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 147,739 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 344.61 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 85,775 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.02 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.81 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 564,665 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 173,403 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.13 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Africa was 3,363 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,363 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 639 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.