Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 6.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 6.34 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Europe peaked at 6.34 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.04 %, in 1961.
That places Northern Europe 24th out of 31 groups 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 % | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 1.12 % | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.21 % | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 1.27 % | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 1.34 % | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 1.36 % | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.39 % | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.45 % | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.51 % | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.64 % | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 1.82 % | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 2 % | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 2.17 % | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 2.37 % | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 2.61 % | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 3.5 % | +34.1% |
| 1978 | 3.93 % | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 4.2 % | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 4.39 % | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 4.48 % | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.59 % | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.74 % | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 4.82 % | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.93 % | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.07 % | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 5.14 % | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5.24 % | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 5.36 % | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.45 % | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.5 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.13 % | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 4.3 % | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.54 % | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.88 % | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 5.18 % | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 5.43 % | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 5.38 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.42 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.49 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6.03 % | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 6.07 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.31 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.05 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.76 % | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.36 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 5.12 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3 % | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.61 % | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 4.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.65 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.73 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.15 % | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 3.67 % | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 3.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.24 % | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 4.32 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.16 % | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 5.55 % | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 6.09 % | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 5.9 % | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.83 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.34 % | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 % | 1.04 % | 1.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 % | 1.51 % | 4.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 % | 4.39 % | 5.36 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 % | 4.13 % | 5.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.68 % | 5.12 % | 6.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 % | 3.67 % | 5.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 % | 5.55 % | 6.34 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Northern Europe was 6.34 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 % in 1961.
- How does Northern Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Northern Europe ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.