Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 19,990 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Pakistan is 19,990 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Pakistan peaked at 19,990 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10,751 1000 ha, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,784 1000 ha | 10,751 1000 ha | 13,065 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,624 1000 ha | 12,950 1000 ha | 14,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,595 1000 ha | 14,680 1000 ha | 16,310 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,214 1000 ha | 15,729 1000 ha | 18,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,915 1000 ha | 17,820 1000 ha | 19,540 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,942 1000 ha | 19,680 1000 ha | 19,990 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,990 1000 ha | 19,990 1000 ha | 19,990 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 3 China, mainland 74,542 1000 ha compare
- 4 OECD 64,522 1000 ha compare
- 5 USSR 20,900 1000 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9,600 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 9,183 1000 ha compare
- 9 Bangladesh 8,713 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 63.68 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,522 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.92 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 699 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.34 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 30,690 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Pakistan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Pakistan was 19,990 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19,990 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,751 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.