Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 25,911 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern America stood at 25,911 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern America peaked at 28,175 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16,762 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Northern America 9th out of 32 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,504 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,018 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 20,426 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 20,833 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 21,147 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 21,312 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 21,569 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 21,876 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 22,090 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 22,306 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 22,529 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 22,752 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 22,977 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 23,298 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 23,520 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 23,744 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 24,068 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 25,092 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 25,314 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 25,858 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 26,900 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 27,831 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 27,826 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 27,830 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 27,832 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 27,778 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 27,730 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 27,789 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 27,845 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 27,905 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 27,985 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 28,067 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 28,090 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 28,115 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 28,136 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 28,155 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 28,175 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28,155 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 28,140 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 28,135 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,124 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,112 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 25,279 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 22,446 1000 ha | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 19,610 1000 ha | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 16,762 1000 ha | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 28,135 1000 ha | +67.8% |
| 2008 | 28,148 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,160 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,173 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,050 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27,926 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25,912 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 25,911 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 25,911 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +67.8% | 16,762 1000 ha | 28,135 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,975 1000 ha | 19,504 1000 ha | 22,090 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,560 1000 ha | 22,306 1000 ha | 25,314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,522 1000 ha | 25,858 1000 ha | 27,845 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,092 1000 ha | 27,905 1000 ha | 28,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,291 1000 ha | 16,762 1000 ha | 28,160 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,963 1000 ha | 27,926 1000 ha | 28,173 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,717 1000 ha | 25,911 1000 ha | 27,926 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 12.54 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern America?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern America was 25,911 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 28,175 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,762 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Northern America rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.