Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 23,567 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in South-eastern Asia, 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 South-eastern Asia stood at 23,567 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in South-eastern Asia peaked at 23,567 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,049 1000 ha, in 1961.
South-eastern Asia ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,491 1000 ha | 8,049 1000 ha | 8,785 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,042 1000 ha | 9,093 1000 ha | 11,149 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,203 1000 ha | 11,603 1000 ha | 14,608 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,303 1000 ha | 14,886 1000 ha | 18,405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,293 1000 ha | 19,151 1000 ha | 22,551 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,877 1000 ha | 22,636 1000 ha | 23,125 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,354 1000 ha | 23,212 1000 ha | 23,567 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
More environment data for South-eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 450,768 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.12 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.69 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 132,290 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 442,430 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 8.02 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in South-eastern Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in South-eastern Asia was 23,567 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 South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,567 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,049 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia 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.