Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Martinique
Martinique: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 35.2 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Martinique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Martinique stood at 35.2 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Martinique peaked at 42.74 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4 %, in 1967.
Martinique ranks 51st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Martinique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.76 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.55 % | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 4 % | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.35 % | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 8.7 % | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.29 % | +64.3% |
| 1978 | 19.05 % | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 18.18 % | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 25 % | +37.5% |
| 1981 | 21.05 % | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 % | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 21.05 % | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 20 % | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 19.05 % | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 20 % | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 21.05 % | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 20 % | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 23.53 % | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 29.41 % | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 29.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 % | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.57 % | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 27.27 % | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 26.09 % | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 30.43 % | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 33.33 % | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.84 % | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 33.33 % | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 35.29 % | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 33.15 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 33.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.52 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 34.24 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 34.37 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 33.58 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.73 % | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 35.33 % | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 39.09 % | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 42.74 % | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 41.2 % | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.53 % | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 37.55 % | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 37.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.21 % | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 35.38 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.2 % | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Martinique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +100.0% | 4.35 % | 8.7 % |
| 1977 | +64.3% | 8.7 % | 14.29 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 % | 4 % | 4.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.4 % | 4 % | 19.05 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.93 % | 19.05 % | 25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.47 % | 20 % | 30.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.86 % | 33.15 % | 36.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.12 % | 33.38 % | 42.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.21 % | 35.2 % | 37.69 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Martinique
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 19,084 1000 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 31.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 107.58 1000 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Martinique?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Martinique was 35.2 % 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 42.74 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 % in 1967.
- How does Martinique rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Martinique ranks 51st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Martinique 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.