Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Central Asia
Central Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 26.86 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Central Asia stood at 26.86 %.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Central Asia peaked at 28.34 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.39 %, in 1992.
That places Central Asia 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.15 % | 25.39 % | 26.62 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.59 % | 27.08 % | 28.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.06 % | 26.77 % | 27.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.68 % | 26.56 % | 26.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 11 Bangladesh 99.02 % compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 96.22 % compare
- 13 Oman 95.24 % compare
- 14 Egypt, Arab Republic of 94.91 % compare
- 15 Israel 86.86 % compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 2.64 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.26 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.77 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 18,549 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Central Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Central Asia was 26.86 % 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.34 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.39 % in 1992.
- How does Central Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Central Asia ranks 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Asia 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.