Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Europe
Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 27,700 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Europe, 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 Europe is 27,700 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Europe peaked at 39,742 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,003 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Europe 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,585 1000 ha | 19,003 1000 ha | 22,359 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,109 1000 ha | 23,006 1000 ha | 32,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,856 1000 ha | 33,146 1000 ha | 39,488 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,540 1000 ha | 26,644 1000 ha | 39,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,274 1000 ha | 25,416 1000 ha | 26,749 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,453 1000 ha | 25,259 1000 ha | 28,258 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,053 1000 ha | 27,608 1000 ha | 28,483 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 14.48 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Europe was 27,700 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 39,742 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,003 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.