Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in India
India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 44.94 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 44.94 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in India peaked at 44.94 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.12 %, in 1961.
India ranks 37th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1 % | 16.12 % | 18.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.34 % | 19.07 % | 23.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.3 % | 24.28 % | 28.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.21 % | 29.1 % | 34.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.82 % | 35.52 % | 39.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.27 % | 40 % | 42.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9 % | 44.85 % | 44.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 47 % compare
- 36 Yemen 46.86 % compare
- 38 Guadeloupe 44.88 % compare
- 39 Peru 41.63 % compare
- 40 Armenia 41.6 % compare
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in India?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in India was 44.94 % 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 44.94 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.12 % in 1961.
- How does India rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- India ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.