Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Spain
Spain: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 22.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 22.81 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Spain peaked at 23.41 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.41 %, in 1961.
Spain ranks 76th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.74 % | 9.41 % | 11.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.34 % | 11.59 % | 14.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.69 % | 14.78 % | 16.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.37 % | 16.86 % | 20.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3 % | 20.41 % | 22.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.67 % | 21.25 % | 23.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.61 % | 22.41 % | 22.81 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Spain
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 629.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 40.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 20.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,096 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,384 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Spain?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Spain was 22.81 % 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 23.41 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.41 % in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Spain ranks 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.