Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 30.25 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
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 Southern Europe is 30.25 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Southern Europe peaked at 32.37 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.3 %, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 4th 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.3 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.71 % | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 13.83 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 14.08 % | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 14.28 % | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 14.6 % | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 14.85 % | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 14.81 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 15.14 % | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 15.17 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 16.39 % | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 16.69 % | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 16.95 % | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 17.06 % | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 17.23 % | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 17.49 % | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 17.64 % | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 17.78 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 17.9 % | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 18.04 % | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 18.14 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 18.37 % | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 18.69 % | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 19.03 % | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 19.46 % | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 19.67 % | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 20.06 % | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 20.35 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 20.53 % | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 20.7 % | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 20.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.02 % | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 21.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.66 % | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 21.8 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 21.9 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.16 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 22.57 % | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.04 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 23.59 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.77 % | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.41 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 25.85 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 26.76 % | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 26.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.19 % | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.68 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.45 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 26.26 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.84 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 27.91 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 28.41 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.76 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 29.15 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.81 % | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 32.37 % | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 31.65 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.99 % | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 31.09 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 31.46 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.12 % | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 30.25 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.29 % | 13.3 % | 15.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.03 % | 15.17 % | 17.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.23 % | 18.04 % | 20.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.66 % | 20.7 % | 23.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.43 % | 23.59 % | 26.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.76 % | 25.45 % | 32.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.58 % | 29.99 % | 31.46 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 471,515 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Southern Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Southern Europe was 30.25 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.37 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 % in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Southern Europe ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.