Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in OECD
OECD: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 16.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD recorded 16.88 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in OECD peaked at 17.3 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.18 %, in 1961.
OECD ranks 99th of 217 countries 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.47 % | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 9.56 % | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 9.77 % | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 9.91 % | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 10.19 % | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 10.39 % | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 10.35 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 10.34 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 10.52 % | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 10.87 % | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 11.06 % | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 11.3 % | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 11.49 % | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 11.67 % | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 11.89 % | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 12 % | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 12.17 % | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 12.28 % | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 12.44 % | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 12.79 % | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 13.12 % | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 13.15 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 13.13 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.33 % | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 13.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.51 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 13.67 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 13.82 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 13.96 % | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 14.08 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 14.24 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.21 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.36 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.46 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 14.53 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.66 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.83 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.99 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.23 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.74 % | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.02 % | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.43 % | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 12.85 % | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 15.97 % | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 15.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.88 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.04 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15.93 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.15 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.21 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.46 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 16.76 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.85 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.92 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.88 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16.81 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.88 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.91 % | 9.18 % | 10.39 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.53 % | 10.52 % | 12.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.23 % | 12.44 % | 13.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.38 % | 13.96 % | 14.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.79 % | 12.85 % | 15.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.26 % | 15.93 % | 16.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.96 % | 16.81 % | 17.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 96 Somalia 17.7 % compare
- 97 Caribbean 17.31 % compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 16.96 % compare
- 100 Seychelles 16.84 % compare
- 101 Algeria 16.03 % compare
- 102 United States 15.96 % compare
More environment data for OECD
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in OECD?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in OECD was 16.88 % 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.18 % in 1961.
- How does OECD rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- OECD ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.