Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 11,272 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Europe stood at 11,272 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 26,020 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,371 1000 ha, in 2013.
Eastern Europe ranks 19th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,631 1000 ha | 10,767 1000 ha | 12,744 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,366 1000 ha | 13,370 1000 ha | 21,182 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,170 1000 ha | 21,295 1000 ha | 25,901 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,307 1000 ha | 11,778 1000 ha | 26,020 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,023 1000 ha | 10,459 1000 ha | 11,688 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,632 1000 ha | 10,371 1000 ha | 11,289 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,427 1000 ha | 11,272 1000 ha | 11,555 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 16 Russian Federation 4,300 1000 ha compare
- 17 Egypt 4,014 1000 ha compare
- 18 Spain 3,759 1000 ha compare
- 19 Italy 3,574 1000 ha compare
- 20 Iraq 3,525 1000 ha compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 3,279 1000 ha compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3,208 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.51 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.04 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.53 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.82 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.05 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eastern Europe was 11,272 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 26,020 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,371 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.