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 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 | 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 |
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More environment data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.83 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 34.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.66 million t (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 35 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.