Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 20,646 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 20,646 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 20,646 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,745 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,745 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,753 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 2,759 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2,774 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 2,784 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,823 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 2,850 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 2,858 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2,869 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2,882 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2,905 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 2,928 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2,974 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 3,080 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 3,181 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 3,282 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 3,380 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 3,481 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3,570 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 3,691 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3,783 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3,823 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 3,913 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4,020 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 4,106 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,273 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 4,343 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 4,484 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4,602 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4,644 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 4,774 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 18,211 1000 ha | +281.5% |
| 1993 | 18,817 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 19,033 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 18,943 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 18,896 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 18,891 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 18,918 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 18,939 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 18,890 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 18,881 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,898 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18,868 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 18,893 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18,863 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18,865 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,861 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,969 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19,086 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 19,204 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 19,333 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 19,584 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19,702 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19,877 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 19,978 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19,935 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20,052 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20,123 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20,204 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20,375 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20,417 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 20,402 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 20,540 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20,646 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +281.5% | 4,774 1000 ha | 18,211 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,802 1000 ha | 2,745 1000 ha | 2,869 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,166 1000 ha | 2,882 1000 ha | 3,570 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,104 1000 ha | 3,691 1000 ha | 4,602 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,007 1000 ha | 4,644 1000 ha | 19,033 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,907 1000 ha | 18,861 1000 ha | 19,086 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,799 1000 ha | 19,204 1000 ha | 20,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,476 1000 ha | 20,375 1000 ha | 20,646 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 17.56 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 20,646 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,646 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,745 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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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.