Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 13 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 16.54 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.81 %, in 1969.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.05 % | — |
| 1962 | 6 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.87 % | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 5.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.89 % | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 5.93 % | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.84 % | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 5.81 % | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.92 % | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 5.89 % | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.97 % | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.24 % | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 6.37 % | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.47 % | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.62 % | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.77 % | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.94 % | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 7.1 % | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.26 % | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 7.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.31 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 7.44 % | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 7.52 % | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 7.74 % | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.86 % | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8.04 % | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 8.13 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 7.92 % | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 7.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16.54 % | +108.3% |
| 1993 | 15.43 % | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 15.62 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 15.32 % | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 15.25 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.25 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.82 % | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.67 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.38 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.18 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.97 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.91 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.66 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.44 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.34 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.22 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.14 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.03 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.87 % | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13 % | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +108.3% | 7.94 % | 16.54 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 % | 5.81 % | 6.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.31 % | 5.89 % | 6.94 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.57 % | 7.1 % | 8.13 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.96 % | 7.92 % | 16.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.57 % | 13.91 % | 15.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 % | 13.11 % | 13.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.95 % | 12.87 % | 13.03 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 74.95 % compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 71.44 % compare
- 19 Tajikistan 71.28 % compare
- 20 Nepal 70.24 % compare
- 21 Greece 69.29 % compare
- 22 Barbados 67.5 % compare
- 23 Japan 66.55 % compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 17.56 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 13 % 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.54 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 % in 1969.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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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.