Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in World
World: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 354,701 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
World recorded 354,701 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in World peaked at 354,972 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 161,148 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places World 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170,669 1000 ha | 161,148 1000 ha | 181,454 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 201,007 1000 ha | 184,302 1000 ha | 217,754 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 239,122 1000 ha | 221,210 1000 ha | 254,261 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,600 1000 ha | 258,045 1000 ha | 285,628 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 304,040 1000 ha | 289,076 1000 ha | 319,641 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 335,762 1000 ha | 323,202 1000 ha | 348,818 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 354,234 1000 ha | 353,243 1000 ha | 354,972 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for World
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.68 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in World?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in World was 354,701 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 354,972 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,148 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.