Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern America
Northern America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 13.43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 13.43 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern America peaked at 14.37 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.13 %, in 2006.
That places Northern America 17th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.9 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.27 % | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 9.34 % | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.58 % | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 9.75 % | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 9.87 % | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 10.05 % | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 9.89 % | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 9.62 % | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 9.74 % | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 9.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 9.98 % | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 10.09 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 10.25 % | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 10.34 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 10.44 % | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 10.56 % | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 10.89 % | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10.97 % | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 11.19 % | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 11.63 % | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 12.07 % | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 12.05 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 12.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 12.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 12 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.09 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 12.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 12.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 12.17 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 12.21 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12.33 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.41 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 12.47 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 12.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.65 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 12.73 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 12.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.84 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 12.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.99 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.82 % | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 10.62 % | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 9.39 % | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 8.13 % | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 13.82 % | +70.0% |
| 2008 | 13.95 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.08 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.21 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.27 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.17 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.06 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.09 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.18 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.29 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.37 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.41 % | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 13.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.43 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.59 % | 8.9 % | 10.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.31 % | 9.74 % | 10.97 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.94 % | 11.19 % | 12.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.51 % | 12.17 % | 12.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.05 % | 8.13 % | 14.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.16 % | 14.02 % | 14.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 % | 13.41 % | 14.37 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern America?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern America was 13.43 % 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.37 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 % in 2006.
- How does Northern America rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Northern America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.