Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Oceania
Oceania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 8.85 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Oceania, 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 Oceania stood at 8.85 %.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Oceania peaked at 14.24 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.28 %, in 1968.
That places Oceania 25th out of 32 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.68 % | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 6.82 % | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 7.01 % | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 7.24 % | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 7.1 % | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 6.85 % | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 6.28 % | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 7.4 % | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 7.89 % | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 8.63 % | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 8.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 9.7 % | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 9.76 % | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 10.59 % | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 10.1 % | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 9.9 % | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 8.97 % | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 8.69 % | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 8.58 % | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.23 % | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 8.73 % | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 8.81 % | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 7.87 % | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 8.52 % | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 8.95 % | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 9.76 % | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 10.48 % | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 10.84 % | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 11.15 % | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 11.96 % | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 12.94 % | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 12.52 % | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 13.57 % | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 14.24 % | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 12.6 % | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 11.62 % | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 11.31 % | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 10.11 % | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 10.43 % | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.4 % | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 11.63 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.94 % | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.09 % | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 10.76 % | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 11.27 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 12.25 % | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 11.77 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.45 % | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 10.94 % | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.93 % | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 8.89 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.2 % | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.97 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.74 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.89 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.09 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.12 % | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 6.86 % | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 7.97 % | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 8.1 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.8 % | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 8.85 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 % | 6.28 % | 7.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.28 % | 7.89 % | 10.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.18 % | 7.87 % | 10.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2 % | 10.11 % | 14.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3 % | 10.43 % | 12.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 % | 8.12 % | 10.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 % | 6.86 % | 8.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Oceania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Oceania was 8.85 % 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.24 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 % in 1968.
- How does Oceania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Oceania ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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.