Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 4,326 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Western Europe, 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 Europe is 4,326 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Europe peaked at 4,356 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,140 1000 ha, in 1961.
Western Europe ranks 25th 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 | 1,353 1000 ha | 1,140 1000 ha | 1,547 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,954 1000 ha | 1,600 1000 ha | 2,296 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,610 1000 ha | 2,358 1000 ha | 2,902 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,454 1000 ha | 2,999 1000 ha | 3,766 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,810 1000 ha | 3,703 1000 ha | 3,995 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,108 1000 ha | 4,039 1000 ha | 4,196 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,325 1000 ha | 4,299 1000 ha | 4,356 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Western Europe was 4,326 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,356 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,140 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Western Europe ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.