Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Germany
Germany: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 791.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 791.8 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Germany peaked at 791.8 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 321 1000 ha, in 1961.
Germany ranks 54th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 378.33 1000 ha | 321 1000 ha | 415 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 441.9 1000 ha | 419 1000 ha | 459 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 469.8 1000 ha | 460 1000 ha | 480 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 484.1 1000 ha | 482 1000 ha | 485 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 529.67 1000 ha | 485 1000 ha | 639 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 684.95 1000 ha | 652 1000 ha | 768.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 784.76 1000 ha | 768.32 1000 ha | 791.8 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 51 Ethiopia 858.16 1000 ha compare
- 52 Madagascar 831.7 1000 ha compare
- 53 New Zealand 799 1000 ha compare
- 55 Tajikistan 748.66 1000 ha compare
- 56 Bulgaria 747.11 1000 ha compare
- 57 Republic of Korea 707.4 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Germany?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Germany was 791.8 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 791.8 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 321 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.