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

Latest (2024)
8.85 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
27th
of 35 groups
All-time high
14.24 %
in 1995
All-time low
6.28 %
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Oceania, 1961–2024

051015196119922024

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 27th out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Pakistan 63.68 % compare
  2. 25 Azerbaijan 62.97 % compare
  3. 26 Chile 58.07 % compare
  4. 27 China, mainland 57.96 % compare
  5. 28 China 57.9 % compare
  6. 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
  7. 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 % compare

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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 27th out of 35 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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.