Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Djibouti
Djibouti: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 22.53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti is 22.53 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Djibouti peaked at 100 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.53 %, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 % | — |
| 1962 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 70.87 % | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 70.13 % | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 68.68 % | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 67.29 % | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 65.1 % | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 64.68 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 64.47 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.65 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 63.21 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.42 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.9 % | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 61.65 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.72 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.1 % | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 47.08 % | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 53.42 % | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 51.47 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 43.67 % | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 40.9 % | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 38.46 % | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 36.23 % | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 34.31 % | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 32.47 % | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 30.91 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 29.46 % | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 28.17 % | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.99 % | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 26.29 % | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.27 % | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 24.3 % | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 23.33 % | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 22.53 % | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.81 % | 63.21 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4 % | 47.08 % | 62.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.16 % | 26.99 % | 43.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.34 % | 22.53 % | 26.29 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -82.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.75 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -92.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 34 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Djibouti?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Djibouti was 22.53 % 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.53 % in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Djibouti ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.