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 77th out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.77 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.75 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 6.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.84 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.82 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.85 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.87 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.91 % | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 6.94 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.54 % | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 15.25 % | +59.9% |
| 1976 | 15.47 % | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 16.06 % | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 16.48 % | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 16.91 % | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 17.25 % | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 17.04 % | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.69 % | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 16.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 16.85 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 19.33 % | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 19.6 % | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 20.33 % | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 21.1 % | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 22.38 % | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 22.99 % | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 23.84 % | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 24.42 % | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 24.56 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.58 % | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 28.35 % | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 28.17 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 28.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.95 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 27.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.52 % | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 30.86 % | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 31.91 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 29.93 % | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 29.58 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 27.62 % | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 29.37 % | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 31.51 % | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 37.7 % | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 33.66 % | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 35.83 % | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 35.07 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 34.63 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 36.65 % | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 36.26 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.85 % | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 35.31 % | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 31.84 % | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 29.15 % | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 30.82 % | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 30.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 31.93 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 31.66 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.49 % | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 24.42 % | -0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 24.42 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 1.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 24.42 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +59.9% | 9.54 % | 15.25 % |
| 1974 | +37.5% | 6.94 % | 9.54 % |
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 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (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 77th out of 217 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.