Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 0.49 %.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.5 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.25 %, in 1999.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 171st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.29 % | — |
| 1998 | 0.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 % | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.27 % | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3 % | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.33 % | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 % | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.43 % | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5 % | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.49 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.48 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.43 % | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.39 % | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.49 % | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2767 % | 0.25 % | 0.29 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.417 % | 0.27 % | 0.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.474 % | 0.39 % | 0.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.49 % | 0.49 % | 0.49 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
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- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0026 1000 USD per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.49 % 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 % in 1999.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 171st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.