Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 20.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 20.12 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Africa peaked at 20.16 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9 %, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 9th 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.96 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 15.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.91 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 16.29 % | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 16.54 % | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 16.64 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 16.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 16.67 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.86 % | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 16.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 16.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 16.7 % | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 16.41 % | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 16.27 % | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 16.12 % | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 16.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 16.34 % | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 16.42 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.38 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.55 % | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 16.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.89 % | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 17.1 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 17.03 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 17.21 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 17.6 % | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 17.77 % | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 18.36 % | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.69 % | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 17.55 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.72 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 17.16 % | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 17.29 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 17.47 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 18.06 % | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 18.29 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 18.43 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 17.75 % | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.38 % | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.33 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.42 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.64 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.68 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.95 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.3 % | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.75 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.48 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.54 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.06 % | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.15 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.12 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.27 % | 15.9 % | 16.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.59 % | 16.12 % | 16.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.77 % | 16.34 % | 17.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.62 % | 17.16 % | 18.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3 % | 17.75 % | 18.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.39 % | 18.68 % | 20.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.14 % | 20.1 % | 20.16 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 11 Bangladesh 99.02 % compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 96.22 % compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Africa was 20.12 % 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.16 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 % in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Northern Africa ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.