Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in United States of America
United States of America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 15.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 15.96 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United States of America peaked at 17.13 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.32 %, in 2006.
That places United States of America 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.89 % | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 10.97 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 11.29 % | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 11.52 % | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 11.69 % | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 11.91 % | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 11.65 % | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 11.26 % | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 11.39 % | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 11.53 % | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 11.67 % | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.81 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.01 % | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 12.11 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 12.22 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 12.37 % | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 12.75 % | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 12.85 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 13.11 % | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 13.64 % | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 14.17 % | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 14.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.12 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 14.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.2 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 14.24 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 14.27 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.31 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 14.35 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 14.51 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.61 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.68 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.93 % | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15.03 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.08 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 15.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.33 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.89 % | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 12.41 % | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 10.88 % | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 9.32 % | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 16.36 % | +75.5% |
| 2008 | 16.51 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.65 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.82 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.65 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.89 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.01 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.13 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.96 % | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 15.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.96 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.29 % | 10.41 % | 11.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.07 % | 11.39 % | 12.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.01 % | 13.11 % | 14.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.74 % | 14.31 % | 15.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 % | 9.32 % | 16.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 % | 16.65 % | 16.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 % | 15.96 % | 17.13 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.9806 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -17.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -7.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United States of America?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United States of America was 15.96 % 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.13 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 % in 2006.
- How does United States of America rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- United States of America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.