Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Serbia
Serbia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 13.59 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Serbia, 2006–2024
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 Serbia is 13.59 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 387.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Serbia peaked at 15.6 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.24 %, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 107th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.16 % | — |
| 2007 | 2.96 % | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 3.12 % | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 3.18 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.09 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.25 % | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.46 % | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.1 % | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.79 % | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.76 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.68 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5 % | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.44 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.26 % | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 2.24 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.54 % | +593.7% |
| 2022 | 15.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.28 % | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 13.59 % | +2.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 13.59 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 73% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 13.59 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +593.7% | 2.24 % | 15.54 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 % | 2.96 % | 4.16 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.83 % | 2.26 % | 3.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 % | 2.24 % | 15.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 104 Indonesia 15.36 % compare
- 105 Brazil 14.41 % compare
- 106 Uruguay 13.88 % compare
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 13.13 % compare
- 109 Montenegro 12.39 % compare
- 110 Switzerland 12.27 % compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Serbia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Serbia was 13.59 % 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 % in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Serbia ranks 107th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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.