Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iraq
Iraq: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 65.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 65.12 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iraq peaked at 91.66 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.6 %, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 23rd 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 | 27.69 % | 26.6 % | 29.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.26 % | 29.36 % | 31.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.14 % | 31.92 % | 48.74 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.94 % | 60.02 % | 78.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.25 % | 68.66 % | 91.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 % | 65.45 % | 83.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2 % | 65.02 % | 65.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 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 Iraq?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iraq was 65.12 % 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 91.66 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6 % in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Iraq ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.