Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa is 0.42 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Middle Africa peaked at 0.66 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.42 %, in 2024.
That places Middle Africa 20th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.47 % | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 % | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.51 % | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.52 % | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.53 % | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.54 % | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.55 % | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.56 % | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.57 % | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.58 % | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.59 % | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6 % | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.59 % | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6 % | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.61 % | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.63 % | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.64 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.65 % | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.66 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.65 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.63 % | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.52 % | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.51 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.48 % | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.47 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.46 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.47 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.46 % | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.45 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.44 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.43 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.42 % | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.46 % | 0.46 % | 0.46 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.492 % | 0.47 % | 0.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.572 % | 0.54 % | 0.6 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.611 % | 0.59 % | 0.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.648 % | 0.63 % | 0.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.477 % | 0.45 % | 0.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.432 % | 0.42 % | 0.44 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Middle Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Middle Africa was 0.42 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 % in 2024.
- How does Middle Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Middle Africa ranks 20th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.