Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Georgia
Georgia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 142.98 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 142.98 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Georgia peaked at 469 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 112 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Georgia 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Georgia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 450 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 460 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 469 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 112 1000 ha | -76.1% |
| 2017 | 120 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 127 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 130 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 134 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 138.2 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 142.98 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 142.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 142.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 142.98 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 348.1 1000 ha, 41% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 142.98 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 217.08 1000 ha, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 465.5 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 469 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 469 1000 ha | 469 1000 ha | 469 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 330.3 1000 ha | 112 1000 ha | 469 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.23 1000 ha | 134 1000 ha | 142.98 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Georgia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Georgia was 142.98 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 469 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 112 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Georgia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Georgia ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.