Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 80,014 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eastern Asia, 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 Asia is 80,014 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 80,039 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49,301 1000 ha, in 1961.
Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,096 1000 ha | 49,301 1000 ha | 50,992 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,235 1000 ha | 51,202 1000 ha | 53,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,707 1000 ha | 53,953 1000 ha | 55,338 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,089 1000 ha | 55,485 1000 ha | 59,086 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,819 1000 ha | 59,270 1000 ha | 69,369 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,151 1000 ha | 71,574 1000 ha | 79,582 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,934 1000 ha | 79,581 1000 ha | 80,039 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 181.93 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 968,455 t (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.18 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 15.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Asia was 80,014 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 80,039 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,301 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.