Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.29 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 9.29 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 15.36 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.55 %, in 1968.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 121st of 217 countries 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.06 % | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 7.21 % | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 7.41 % | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 7.63 % | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 7.45 % | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 7.18 % | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 6.55 % | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 7.77 % | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 8.31 % | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 9.14 % | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 9.12 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 10.37 % | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 10.46 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 11.43 % | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 10.87 % | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 10.66 % | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 9.59 % | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 9.28 % | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 9.15 % | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.84 % | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 9.28 % | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 9.37 % | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.32 % | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 9.04 % | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 9.5 % | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 10.4 % | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 11.24 % | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 11.66 % | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.02 % | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 12.89 % | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 13.98 % | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 13.49 % | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 14.57 % | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 15.36 % | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 13.47 % | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 12.35 % | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 12.02 % | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 10.69 % | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 11.02 % | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.04 % | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 12.29 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.62 % | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.66 % | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 11.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9 % | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 13.01 % | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 12.48 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11 % | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 11.56 % | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 9.34 % | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 9.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.63 % | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.38 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.16 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.33 % | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.45 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.55 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.53 % | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 7.19 % | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 8.35 % | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 8.49 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.23 % | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 9.29 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.27 % | 6.55 % | 7.77 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.92 % | 8.31 % | 11.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.78 % | 8.32 % | 11.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.08 % | 10.69 % | 15.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.93 % | 11 % | 13.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 % | 8.53 % | 11.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 % | 7.19 % | 9.29 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Australia and New Zealand?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Australia and New Zealand was 9.29 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.55 % in 1968.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.