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 19th 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 | 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
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 74.95 % compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 71.44 % compare
- 18 Tajikistan 71.28 % compare
- 19 Nepal 70.24 % compare
- 20 Greece 69.29 % compare
- 21 Barbados 67.5 % compare
- 22 Japan 66.55 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 70.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.65 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.14 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.12 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.85 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 26.66 million t (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 19th out of 35 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.