Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 5.72 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 5.72 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eastern Europe peaked at 9.7 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.82 %, in 1961.
That places Eastern Europe 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.19 % | 3.82 % | 4.64 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.36 % | 4.87 % | 7.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9 % | 7.84 % | 9.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.73 % | 5.69 % | 9.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 % | 5.27 % | 5.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 % | 5.26 % | 5.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 % | 5.71 % | 5.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 22 Japan 66.55 % compare
- 23 Iraq 65.12 % compare
- 24 Pakistan 63.68 % compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 62.97 % compare
- 26 Chile 58.07 % compare
- 27 China, mainland 57.96 % compare
- 28 China (People’s Republic of) 57.9 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eastern Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eastern Europe was 5.72 % 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 % in 1961.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Eastern Europe ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.