Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 28.95 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Channel Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 28.95 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Channel Islands peaked at 42.86 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.68 %, in 2011.
That places Channel Islands 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.54 % | — |
| 1991 | 40.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.67 % | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.86 % | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 40.54 % | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 38.46 % | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 38.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.54 % | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 41.67 % | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 41.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.03 % | -35.1% |
| 2005 | 26.32 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 27.78 % | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 29.41 % | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 27.03 % | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.39 % | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2 % | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 22.68 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.94 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.75 % | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 23.98 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.25 % | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 25.06 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.19 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 27.33 % | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.95 % | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 28.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.95 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Channel Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -35.1% | 41.67 % | 27.03 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.02 % | 38.46 % | 42.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.43 % | 24.39 % | 41.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.93 % | 22.68 % | 28.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.95 % | 28.95 % | 28.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More environment data for Channel Islands
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 25.85 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 17.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3.45 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5.12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.71 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0208 metric tons per person (2022)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Capture fisheries production 2,290 metric tons (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Channel Islands?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Channel Islands was 28.95 % 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 Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.86 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.68 % in 2011.
- How does Channel Islands rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Channel Islands ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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.