Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 18,760 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 18,760 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Asia peaked at 18,760 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,973 1000 ha, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 17th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 | 4,282 1000 ha | 3,973 1000 ha | 4,702 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,383 1000 ha | 4,752 1000 ha | 6,128 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,720 1000 ha | 6,351 1000 ha | 9,533 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,158 1000 ha | 10,779 1000 ha | 14,229 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,477 1000 ha | 14,514 1000 ha | 16,008 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,612 1000 ha | 16,157 1000 ha | 16,975 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,452 1000 ha | 17,923 1000 ha | 18,760 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Asia was 18,760 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,760 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,973 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Western Asia ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.