Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 3,010 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Oceania, 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 Oceania stood at 3,010 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Oceania peaked at 3,141 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,081 1000 ha, in 1961.
Oceania ranks 27th 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 | 1,322 1000 ha | 1,081 1000 ha | 1,574 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,625 1000 ha | 1,590 1000 ha | 1,663 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,948 1000 ha | 1,686 1000 ha | 2,118 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,515 1000 ha | 2,118 1000 ha | 2,703 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,034 1000 ha | 2,682 1000 ha | 3,141 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,003 1000 ha | 2,705 1000 ha | 3,120 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,752 1000 ha | 2,287 1000 ha | 3,010 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Country area — Area 856,056 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 341,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 381,004 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.95 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 849,270 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.42 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.85 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.22 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Oceania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Oceania was 3,010 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,141 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,081 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Oceania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Oceania ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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.