Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Armenia

Armenia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 41.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
41.6 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 201 countries
All-time high
57.81 %
in 1998
All-time low
41.21 %
in 2019
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Armenia, 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 57.1 %1993: 56.4 %1994: 55.9 %1995: 57 %1996: 56 %1997: 57.2 %1998: 57.8 %1999: 56.1 %2000: 56.1 %2001: 55.6 %2002: 55.8 %2003: 54.7 %2004: 52.8 %2005: 52.1 %2006: 51.5 %2007: 50.6 %2008: 49.9 %2009: 49.2 %2010: 48.2 %2011: 47.5 %2012: 46.4 %2013: 45.5 %2014: 44.7 %2015: 43.9 %2016: 43 %2017: 42.2 %2018: 41.3 %2019: 41.2 %2020: 41.5 %2021: 41.6 %2022: 41.5 %2023: 41.6 %2024: 41.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 41.6 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Armenia peaked at 57.81 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41.21 %, in 2019.

Armenia ranks 40th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.69 % 55.92 % 57.81 % 8
2000s 52.84 % 49.22 % 56.15 % 10
2010s 44.4 % 41.21 % 48.25 % 10
2020s 41.57 % 41.5 % 41.6 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Armenia?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Armenia was 41.6 % 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 Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 57.81 % in 1998.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.21 % in 2019.
How does Armenia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Armenia ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.