Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 49.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Southern 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 Southern Asia stood at 49.91 %.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Southern Asia peaked at 49.93 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.65 %, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 19.87 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 20.09 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 20.43 % | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 20.54 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 20.99 % | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 21.31 % | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 22.19 % | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 22.76 % | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 23.06 % | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 23.55 % | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 23.88 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 24.63 % | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 24.88 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 25.34 % | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 25.91 % | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 26.38 % | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 26.85 % | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 27.07 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 27.74 % | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 28.54 % | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 28.71 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 29.66 % | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 29.98 % | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 30.6 % | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 31.31 % | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 31.77 % | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 32.15 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 32.64 % | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 33.18 % | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 33.65 % | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 33.94 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.25 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 34.95 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 35.81 % | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 36.74 % | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 37.36 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 38.07 % | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 38.85 % | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 39.92 % | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 40.44 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.26 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 41.62 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 42.17 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.52 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.89 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.31 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.02 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.68 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.97 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.97 % | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 46.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.35 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.21 % | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 49.54 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 49.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.86 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 49.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.91 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.87 % | 19.65 % | 22.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.16 % | 23.06 % | 27.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.31 % | 27.74 % | 32.64 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.68 % | 33.18 % | 38.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.28 % | 39.92 % | 44.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2 % | 44.97 % | 48.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.78 % | 49.54 % | 49.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Andorra 100 % compare
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- 1 Kuwait 100 % compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100 % compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 % compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100 % compare
- 1 Qatar 100 % compare
- 1 Suriname 100 % compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 % compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100 % compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Southern Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Southern Asia was 49.91 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.93 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.65 % in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.