Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 17.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 17.5 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 18.98 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.07 %, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.67 % | 12.07 % | 13.62 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.17 % | 13.6 % | 14.74 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9 % | 14.97 % | 16.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.59 % | 16.52 % | 18.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.62 % | 18.34 % | 18.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.53 % | 16.85 % | 18.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.48 % | 17.38 % | 17.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 11 Bangladesh 99.02 % compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 96.22 % compare
- 13 Oman 95.24 % compare
- 14 Egypt 94.91 % compare
- 15 Israel 86.86 % compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 74.95 % compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 71.44 % compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 17.5 % 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.98 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.07 % in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.