Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Argentina
Argentina: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 4.29 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Argentina stood at 4.29 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Argentina peaked at 6.07 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.29 %, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 135th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.07 % | 4.89 % | 5.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.44 % | 5.11 % | 5.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.39 % | 5.31 % | 5.49 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 % | 5.37 % | 5.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 % | 5.19 % | 6.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.64 % | 4.95 % | 5.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 % | 4.29 % | 4.61 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,371 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 31,863 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,094 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 57.97 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 46,842 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.07 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Argentina?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Argentina was 4.29 % 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 % in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Argentina ranks 135th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina 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.