Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,677 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 1,677 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Africa peaked at 1,677 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 420 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 431.56 1000 ha | 420 1000 ha | 444 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 521.62 1000 ha | 491 1000 ha | 579 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 625 1000 ha | 584.7 1000 ha | 695.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 808.84 1000 ha | 732.7 1000 ha | 989.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,151 1000 ha | 1,031 1000 ha | 1,268 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,447 1000 ha | 1,279 1000 ha | 1,644 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,677 1000 ha | 1,675 1000 ha | 1,677 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Africa was 1,677 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,677 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 420 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Western Africa ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.