Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 10.46 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Republic of Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Republic of Moldova is 10.46 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Republic of Moldova peaked at 14.19 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.97 %, in 2023.
Republic of Moldova ranks 113th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.17 % | — |
| 1993 | 14.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.16 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.06 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.56 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 13.11 % | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.73 % | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 10.66 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.74 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.81 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.6 % | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 11.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.61 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.23 % | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 10.03 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.07 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.46 % | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.13 % | 14.06 % | 14.19 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.57 % | 10.66 % | 13.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 % | 10.81 % | 11.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.15 % | 9.97 % | 10.46 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Republic of Moldova
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.733 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 6,770 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.17 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.23 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 217.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 14,859 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Republic of Moldova?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Republic of Moldova was 10.46 % 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 14.19 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 % in 2023.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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.