Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 7,505 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 7,505 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7,505 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,004 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 24th 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 | 2,160 1000 ha | 2,004 1000 ha | 2,331 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,707 1000 ha | 2,412 1000 ha | 3,116 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,578 1000 ha | 3,201 1000 ha | 4,002 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,538 1000 ha | 4,102 1000 ha | 5,048 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,286 1000 ha | 4,860 1000 ha | 5,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,441 1000 ha | 5,807 1000 ha | 7,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,424 1000 ha | 7,287 1000 ha | 7,505 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 21 Saudi Arabia 3,279 1000 ha compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3,208 1000 ha compare
- 23 Romania 3,177 1000 ha compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 2,995 1000 ha compare
- 25 Japan 2,843 1000 ha compare
- 26 France 2,781 1000 ha compare
- 27 Peru 2,580 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.93 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.86 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 7,505 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,505 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,004 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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 — 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.