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 35 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.
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)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (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)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (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 35 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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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.