Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 47.93 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 47.93 %.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 76.24 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 43.81 %, in 1994.
That places China, Taiwan Province of 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.24 % | — |
| 1962 | 76.21 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 60.79 % | -20.2% |
| 1964 | 61.37 % | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 61.72 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 61.96 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 62.53 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 63.89 % | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 53.66 % | -16.0% |
| 1970 | 55.58 % | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 57.36 % | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 57.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 51.45 % | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 52.78 % | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 59 % | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 51.74 % | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 48.1 % | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 48.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.16 % | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 49.83 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 49.89 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.11 % | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 50 % | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 50.34 % | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 50.23 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 50.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 49.16 % | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 49.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 49.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 45.59 % | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 45.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 43.81 % | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 43.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.16 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 44.35 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 44.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 44.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.67 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 45.22 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 45.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 45.54 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.25 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 46.47 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.99 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.57 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.86 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 47.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.02 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.32 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.83 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 47.93 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.26 % | 53.66 % | 76.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.14 % | 48.04 % | 59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.78 % | 49.11 % | 50.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.12 % | 43.81 % | 49.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.34 % | 44.16 % | 46.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.48 % | 47.11 % | 47.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.98 % | 47.82 % | 48.32 % | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 593.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.59 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 4,621 m3 (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.41 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, Taiwan Province of was 47.93 % 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, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 76.24 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.81 % in 1994.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.