Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 0.03 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1997–2024
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.03 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.03 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 ha, in 1997.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 217th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.02 1000 ha | — |
| 1998 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.025 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.03 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.5 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.03 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.024 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.027 1000 ha | 0.025 1000 ha | 0.03 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 214 Northern Mariana Islands 0.08 1000 ha compare
- 215 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 216 Iceland 0.05 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.03 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 1997.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.