Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 33.33 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 33.33 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 66.67 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 16.67 %, in 2002.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 64.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 64.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 61.54 % | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 66.67 % | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 58.33 % | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 58.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 % | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 60 % | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44.44 % | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 50 % | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 37.5 % | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 28.57 % | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.33 % | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.67 % | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 % | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.22 % | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 22.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.39 % | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 24.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.39 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 25 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.33 % | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.46 % | 61.54 % | 64.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.93 % | 44.44 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.61 % | 28.57 % | 37.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30 % | 28.57 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.33 % | 16.67 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.14 % | 22.22 % | 25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 33.33 % | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Hong Kong SAR was 33.33 % 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 China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 % in 2002.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.