Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in India
India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 75,500 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in India, 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 India is 75,500 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in India peaked at 75,500 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25,945 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places India 1st 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 | 27,847 1000 ha | 25,945 1000 ha | 30,490 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,541 1000 ha | 31,475 1000 ha | 39,814 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,488 1000 ha | 40,835 1000 ha | 48,535 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,080 1000 ha | 49,500 1000 ha | 58,956 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,183 1000 ha | 60,432 1000 ha | 67,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,836 1000 ha | 67,700 1000 ha | 72,504 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,500 1000 ha | 75,500 1000 ha | 75,500 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in India?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in India was 75,500 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 75,500 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,945 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- India ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.