Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,212 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Northern Europe, 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 Europe stood at 1,212 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Europe peaked at 1,212 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 188 1000 ha, in 1961.
Northern Europe ranks 32nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 220.22 1000 ha | 188 1000 ha | 248 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 428.3 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 692 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 794.5 1000 ha | 726 1000 ha | 852 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 964.49 1000 ha | 860.5 1000 ha | 1,094 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,036 1000 ha | 946.16 1000 ha | 1,105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 830.77 1000 ha | 689.41 1000 ha | 980.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,132 1000 ha | 1,051 1000 ha | 1,212 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 29 Kazakhstan 2,369 1000 ha compare
- 30 Australia 2,196 1000 ha compare
- 31 Ukraine 2,170 1000 ha compare
- 32 Philippines 2,155 1000 ha compare
- 33 Argentina 2,100 1000 ha compare
- 34 Greece 2,001 1000 ha compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 1,995 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.82 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 17.22 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 7.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Northern Europe was 1,212 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,212 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 188 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.