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 32 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,973 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,118 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 4,174 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 4,078 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 4,205 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 4,338 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 4,460 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 4,494 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 4,702 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 4,752 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 4,866 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 5,142 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 5,223 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 5,311 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 5,374 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5,558 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 5,614 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 5,862 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 6,128 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 6,351 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 6,529 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6,778 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 7,139 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 7,537 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 7,766 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 7,952 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 8,291 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 9,322 1000 ha | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 9,533 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10,779 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 10,937 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13,284 1000 ha | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 13,494 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 13,645 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13,660 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 13,725 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 13,796 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14,033 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 14,229 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 14,514 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 14,824 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15,132 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15,364 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15,627 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 15,716 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15,796 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15,884 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16,008 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15,906 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16,157 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 16,365 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16,541 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 16,614 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16,795 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 16,975 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 16,653 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 16,685 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16,665 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16,670 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,923 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 18,406 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 18,515 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18,653 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18,760 1000 ha | +0.6% |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (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 32 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.