Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Americas
Americas: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 14.43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 14.43 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Americas peaked at 15.08 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.58 %, in 1961.
Americas 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 — Share in Cropland in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 8.86 % | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 8.93 % | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.11 % | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 9.26 % | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 9.37 % | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 9.51 % | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 9.43 % | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 9.32 % | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9.47 % | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 9.62 % | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.78 % | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 9.89 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 10.05 % | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 10.18 % | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 10.29 % | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.34 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 10.52 % | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 10.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.65 % | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 10.95 % | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 11.25 % | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 11.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 11.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.29 % | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 11.35 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 11.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.54 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.69 % | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.84 % | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 11.96 % | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 12.19 % | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.33 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 12.46 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.58 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12.71 % | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.8 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.85 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.08 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.43 % | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 11.78 % | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.11 % | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 10.46 % | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7 % | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 13.97 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 14.22 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.32 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.44 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.52 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.57 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.61 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.71 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.94 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.08 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.95 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.77 % | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 14.49 % | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 14.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.43 % | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +31.0% | 10.46 % | 13.7 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.15 % | 8.58 % | 9.51 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.07 % | 9.47 % | 10.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.25 % | 10.65 % | 11.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.45 % | 11.84 % | 12.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.65 % | 10.46 % | 14.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.66 % | 14.32 % | 15.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.62 % | 14.43 % | 14.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 14 Oman 95.24 % compare
- 15 Egypt 94.91 % compare
- 16 Israel 86.86 % compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 74.95 % compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 71.44 % compare
- 19 Tajikistan 71.28 % compare
- 20 Nepal 70.24 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Americas?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Americas was 14.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.08 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 % in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Americas ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.