Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ethiopia PDR

Ethiopia PDR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 1.46 % in 1992. ▲ Rising

Latest (1992)
1.46 %
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
156th
of 184 countries
All-time high
1.46 %
in 1992
All-time low
1.13 %
in 1972
Years of data
32
1961–1992

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ethiopia PDR, 1961–1992

00.511.51961197619921961: 1.3 %1962: 1.3 %1963: 1.2 %1964: 1.2 %1965: 1.2 %1966: 1.2 %1967: 1.2 %1968: 1.2 %1969: 1.1 %1970: 1.2 %1971: 1.1 %1972: 1.1 %1973: 1.1 %1974: 1.1 %1975: 1.1 %1976: 1.1 %1977: 1.1 %1978: 1.2 %1979: 1.2 %1980: 1.2 %1981: 1.2 %1982: 1.2 %1983: 1.2 %1984: 1.3 %1985: 1.3 %1986: 1.3 %1987: 1.4 %1988: 1.4 %1989: 1.4 %1990: 1.4 %1991: 1.4 %1992: 1.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia PDR recorded 1.46 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 1992. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ethiopia PDR peaked at 1.46 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.13 %, in 1972.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 156th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.22 % 1.15 % 1.31 % 9
1970s 1.15 % 1.13 % 1.17 % 10
1980s 1.28 % 1.17 % 1.4 % 10
1990s 1.44 % 1.42 % 1.46 % 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia PDR

  1. 153 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1.63 %
  2. 154 Niger 1.51 % compare
  3. 155 Burundi 1.47 % compare
  4. 157 Botswana 1.43 % compare
  5. 158 Guinea 1.3 % compare
  6. 159 El Salvador 1.14 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ethiopia PDR?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ethiopia PDR was 1.46 % in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 % in 1992.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 % in 1972.
How does Ethiopia PDR rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 156th out of 184 countries with data for 1992.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Ethiopia PDR?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia PDR 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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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.