Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 9.15 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 11.99 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.26 %, in 1964.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 22nd out of 31 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.48 % | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 5.43 % | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.26 % | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 5.29 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.33 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.37 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5.3 % | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.36 % | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.33 % | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 5.36 % | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.56 % | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7 % | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.88 % | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 5.98 % | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 6.15 % | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 6.27 % | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.35 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 6.45 % | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.55 % | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 6.71 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.75 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.86 % | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.04 % | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.11 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 7.29 % | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.44 % | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 7.59 % | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 7.72 % | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.75 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 7.88 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 11.77 % | +49.4% |
| 1993 | 11.91 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.99 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.76 % | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.64 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.71 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 11.56 % | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 11.37 % | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.15 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.96 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.92 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.79 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.57 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.25 % | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.22 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.07 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.87 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.82 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.72 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.59 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.39 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.21 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.17 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.15 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.36 % | 5.26 % | 5.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.9 % | 5.33 % | 6.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.11 % | 6.55 % | 7.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.96 % | 7.75 % | 11.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.03 % | 10.57 % | 11.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.78 % | 9.36 % | 10.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 % | 9.15 % | 9.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 9.15 % 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 % in 1964.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.