Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Caribbean
Caribbean: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 17.31 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Caribbean is 17.31 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Caribbean peaked at 18.43 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.07 %, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 88th of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.84 % | 9.07 % | 12.17 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.76 % | 12.02 % | 15.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.56 % | 16.21 % | 18.43 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.86 % | 17.3 % | 18.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.69 % | 16.34 % | 17.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.02 % | 16.24 % | 17.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.53 % | 17.31 % | 17.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 85 Timor-Leste 18.1 % compare
- 86 Cuba 17.94 % compare
- 87 Somalia 17.7 % compare
- 89 Sao Tome and Principe 16.96 % compare
- 90 OECD 16.88 % compare
- 91 Seychelles 16.84 % compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 11,507 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,246 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Caribbean?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Caribbean was 17.31 % 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 18.43 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.07 % in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Caribbean ranks 88th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.