Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 10,890 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 10,890 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Southern Europe peaked at 12,014 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,908 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7,381 1000 ha | 6,908 1000 ha | 7,820 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,361 1000 ha | 7,779 1000 ha | 8,706 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,280 1000 ha | 8,767 1000 ha | 9,833 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,815 1000 ha | 9,663 1000 ha | 10,042 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,404 1000 ha | 9,969 1000 ha | 10,663 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,882 1000 ha | 9,911 1000 ha | 12,014 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,170 1000 ha | 10,890 1000 ha | 11,494 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Southern Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Southern Europe was 10,890 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,014 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,908 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.