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
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Armenia, 1992–2024
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 41st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 57.14 % | — |
| 1993 | 56.35 % | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 55.92 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 56.96 % | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 55.97 % | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 57.23 % | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 57.81 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 56.15 % | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 56.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 55.58 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.74 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 52.83 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 52.12 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 51.52 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.58 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 49.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.22 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 48.25 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.49 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.41 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 45.46 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 44.71 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 43.9 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 43.02 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 42.25 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 41.29 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 41.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.6 % | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 41.6 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 41.6 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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 41st out of 217 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
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.