Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,456 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 1,456 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 1,587 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 567 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 567 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 605 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 639 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 663 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 704 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 743 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 780.7 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 804 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 851 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 878 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 914 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 975.6 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 982 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,008 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,044 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1,113 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1,181 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 1,210 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,238 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,271 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,310 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1,351 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1,374 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,377 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,426 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,464 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1,476 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,483 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,513 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1,525 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,537 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,546 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,546 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,568 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,580 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,585 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,587 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,577 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,565 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,555 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,535 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,520 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,501 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,497 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,476 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,459 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,442 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,439 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,447 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,436 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,441 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,446 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,456 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,463 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,466 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,467 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,467 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,464 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,461 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,452 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,454 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,456 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 706.3 1000 ha | 567 1000 ha | 851 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,054 1000 ha | 878 1000 ha | 1,238 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,405 1000 ha | 1,271 1000 ha | 1,513 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,562 1000 ha | 1,525 1000 ha | 1,587 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 1000 ha | 1,439 1000 ha | 1,555 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,458 1000 ha | 1,436 1000 ha | 1,470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,457 1000 ha | 1,452 1000 ha | 1,464 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 1,456 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,587 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 567 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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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.