Land area equipped for irrigation β Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation β Area was 2,304 1000 ha in 2024. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation β Area in Southern Africa, 1961β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation β area in Southern Africa is 2,304 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation β area in Southern Africa peaked at 2,304 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 850 1000 ha, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 42 regions 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 | 933.33 1000 ha | 850 1000 ha | 1,026 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,083 1000 ha | 1,046 1000 ha | 1,146 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,207 1000 ha | 1,174 1000 ha | 1,254 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,400 1000 ha | 1,253 1000 ha | 1,558 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,578 1000 ha | 1,559 1000 ha | 1,597 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,791 1000 ha | 1,601 1000 ha | 2,152 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,281 1000 ha | 2,191 1000 ha | 2,304 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 Β°C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood β Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous β Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous β Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation β area in Southern Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation β area in Southern Africa was 2,304 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation β area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,304 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation β area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 850 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation β area?
- Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 42 regions with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation β area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation β 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.