Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 119,052 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 119,052 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Southern Asia peaked at 119,060 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44,615 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 48,115 1000 ha | 44,615 1000 ha | 52,740 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59,191 1000 ha | 53,669 1000 ha | 64,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,251 1000 ha | 65,492 1000 ha | 78,286 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,807 1000 ha | 79,306 1000 ha | 93,541 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,338 1000 ha | 95,514 1000 ha | 106,523 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,176 1000 ha | 106,897 1000 ha | 115,122 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,667 1000 ha | 118,222 1000 ha | 119,060 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Southern Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Southern Asia was 119,052 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 119,060 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,615 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.