Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 23,172 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 23,172 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 23,172 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,101 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6,786 1000 ha | 6,101 1000 ha | 7,787 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,288 1000 ha | 7,488 1000 ha | 9,314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,730 1000 ha | 9,465 1000 ha | 12,354 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,467 1000 ha | 12,606 1000 ha | 15,875 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,446 1000 ha | 16,084 1000 ha | 18,470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,544 1000 ha | 18,695 1000 ha | 21,923 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,590 1000 ha | 22,063 1000 ha | 23,172 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 23,172 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 23,172 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,101 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.