Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 20.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in South-Eastern Asia, 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 South-Eastern Asia stood at 20.48 %.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 21.85 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.43 %, in 1961.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.43 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.54 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 13.72 % | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 13.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 13.5 % | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 13.44 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 13.55 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 13.47 % | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 13.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 13.77 % | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 14.23 % | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 14.13 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 14.32 % | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 14.35 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.43 % | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 14.27 % | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 14.42 % | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 14.34 % | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.79 % | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 15.19 % | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 15.5 % | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 15.76 % | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 16.07 % | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 16.52 % | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 16.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.33 % | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 16.02 % | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 16.12 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 16.4 % | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 16.52 % | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 16.97 % | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.18 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 17.43 % | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 17.83 % | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.39 % | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 18.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.93 % | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.4 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 19.69 % | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.21 % | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.43 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.88 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.2 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 21.54 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 21.85 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.63 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 21.47 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.24 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.94 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 20.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.41 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.26 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.88 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 20.06 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.24 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.39 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.48 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.53 % | 13.43 % | 13.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.31 % | 13.77 % | 14.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.04 % | 15.19 % | 16.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.07 % | 16.52 % | 19.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.22 % | 20.21 % | 21.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.61 % | 19.88 % | 21.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.26 % | 20.06 % | 20.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 11 Bangladesh 99.02 % compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 450,768 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South-Eastern Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South-Eastern Asia was 20.48 % 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.85 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.43 % in 1961.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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.