Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Georgia
Georgia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 35.53 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Georgia, 1992–2024
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 Georgia is 35.53 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Georgia peaked at 98.74 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.28 %, in 2016.
That places Georgia 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 39.86 % | — |
| 1993 | 40.78 % | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 41.61 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 43.51 % | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 44 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 44.12 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 44.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 44.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 44 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.96 % | +93.1% |
| 2005 | 83.01 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 81.14 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 81.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.71 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.71 % | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 92.26 % | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 95.73 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 97.37 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 89.07 % | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 98.74 % | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 97.44 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 24.28 % | -75.1% |
| 2017 | 27.51 % | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 30.25 % | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 31.21 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 32.01 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 32.68 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 34.02 % | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 35.53 % | +4.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 35.53 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 35.53 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +93.1% | 44 % | 84.96 % |
| 2016 | -75.1% | 97.44 % | 24.28 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.79 % | 39.86 % | 44.25 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.42 % | 44 % | 85.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.39 % | 24.28 % | 98.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1 % | 31.24 % | 35.53 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Georgia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Georgia was 35.53 % 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.74 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.28 % in 2016.
- How does Georgia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Georgia ranks 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Georgia 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.