Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China
China: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 57.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, 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 China is 57.9 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China peaked at 58.37 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.72 %, in 1991.
China ranks 28th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.86 % | 42.95 % | 44.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.73 % | 45.29 % | 48.39 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4 % | 38.29 % | 48.74 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5 % | 37.72 % | 41.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.53 % | 41.41 % | 47.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.13 % | 49.27 % | 58.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.16 % | 57.9 % | 58.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 25 Azerbaijan 62.97 % compare
- 26 Chile 58.07 % compare
- 27 China, mainland 57.96 % compare
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
- 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 % compare
- 31 Albania 52.89 % compare
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China was 57.9 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 58.37 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.72 % in 1991.
- How does China rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- China ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.