Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 15.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 15.48 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 16.09 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.93 %, in 1961.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 8.02 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 8.09 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 8.17 % | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 8.28 % | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 8.38 % | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 8.49 % | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 8.54 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 8.72 % | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 8.95 % | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 9.16 % | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 9.4 % | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 9.51 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 9.68 % | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 9.88 % | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 10.02 % | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 9.95 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 9.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 9.85 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 9.76 % | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 9.85 % | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 9.95 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 9.82 % | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 9.84 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 10.14 % | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 10.33 % | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 10.4 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.66 % | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 10.99 % | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 11.33 % | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 11.58 % | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 11.97 % | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 12.2 % | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 12.45 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 12.73 % | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 12.8 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.83 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.93 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.99 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.21 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 13.28 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.39 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.55 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.99 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 14.4 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.46 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.63 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.77 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.97 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.12 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.45 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.68 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.91 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.09 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.65 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.19 % | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.63 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 15.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.48 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.29 % | 7.93 % | 8.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.63 % | 8.95 % | 10.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.17 % | 9.76 % | 10.99 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.36 % | 11.33 % | 12.87 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.44 % | 12.93 % | 14.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.23 % | 14.46 % | 16.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.49 % | 15.19 % | 15.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 12 Republic of Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 96.22 % compare
- 13 Oman 95.24 % compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.66 % compare
- 14 Egypt 94.91 % compare
- 15 Israel 86.86 % compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 2.29 % compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 74.95 % compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.71 % compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 71.44 % compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.91 % compare
- 18 Tajikistan 71.28 % compare
- 18 Melanesia 0.86 % compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latin America and the Caribbean was 15.48 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 16.09 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 % in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.