Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 55,636 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 55,636 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 55,636 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22,495 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,495 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,916 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 23,251 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 23,809 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 24,147 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 25,066 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 25,748 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 27,001 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 27,088 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 27,206 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 27,421 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 27,668 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 28,577 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 28,731 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 29,348 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 29,710 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 30,121 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 30,643 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 30,912 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 31,624 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 32,655 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 32,879 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 33,585 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 34,161 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 34,677 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 35,144 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 35,995 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 35,737 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 36,478 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 36,844 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 38,396 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 39,168 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 40,165 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 40,674 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 41,861 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 42,267 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 42,768 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 43,245 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 43,608 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 44,143 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 44,335 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 46,079 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 46,580 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 47,141 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 47,504 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48,028 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 48,359 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48,830 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49,374 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 49,780 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50,077 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 50,663 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 51,086 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51,292 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51,506 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51,567 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 51,868 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51,879 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54,210 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 54,416 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54,524 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54,984 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 55,498 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 55,636 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,613 1000 ha | 22,495 1000 ha | 27,088 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,034 1000 ha | 27,206 1000 ha | 30,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,294 1000 ha | 31,624 1000 ha | 36,478 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,900 1000 ha | 36,844 1000 ha | 43,608 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,037 1000 ha | 44,143 1000 ha | 49,374 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,393 1000 ha | 49,780 1000 ha | 54,210 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,012 1000 ha | 54,416 1000 ha | 55,636 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 2 China 74,915 1000 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 74,542 1000 ha compare
- 4 OECD 64,522 1000 ha compare
- 5 United States 24,693 1000 ha compare
- 6 USSR 20,900 1000 ha compare
- 7 Pakistan 19,990 1000 ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9,600 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.95 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 55,636 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 55,636 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,495 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.