Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Cyprus
Cyprus: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 24.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 24.42 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cyprus peaked at 37.7 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.75 %, in 1963.
That places Cyprus 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8 % | 6.75 % | 6.85 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.74 % | 6.87 % | 16.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.73 % | 16.68 % | 22.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.42 % | 22.99 % | 28.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.17 % | 27.62 % | 37.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.64 % | 29.15 % | 36.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.58 % | 24.42 % | 31.93 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 53,130 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 53,130 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,825 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 216 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 159 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 87 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 59,074 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 38,054 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cyprus?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cyprus was 24.42 % 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 % in 1963.
- How does Cyprus rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Cyprus ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.