Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Egypt
Egypt: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 4,014 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 4,014 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt peaked at 4,014 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,434 1000 ha, in 1983.
That places Egypt 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2,662 1000 ha | 2,490 1000 ha | 2,835 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 2,447 1000 ha | 2,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 2,434 1000 ha | 2,581 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,049 1000 ha | 2,643 1000 ha | 3,289 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,471 1000 ha | 3,291 1000 ha | 3,682 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,744 1000 ha | 3,613 1000 ha | 3,880 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,991 1000 ha | 3,928 1000 ha | 4,014 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 94.91 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 22.58 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 955 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 77.42 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,274 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.04 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.25 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4,229 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Egypt was 4,014 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,014 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,434 1000 ha in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.