Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in USSR
USSR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.13 % in 1991. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in USSR, 1961–1991
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 USSR is 9.13 %, measured in 1991. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in USSR peaked at 9.13 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.92 %, in 1961.
That places USSR 110th out of 201 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 % | 3.92 % | 4.51 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.04 % | 4.76 % | 7.35 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.39 % | 7.43 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.11 % | 9.09 % | 9.13 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 107 Brunei Darussalam 9.51 % compare
- 108 Sudan (former) 9.44 % compare
- 109 Australia and New Zealand 9.29 % compare
- 111 Bahamas 9.09 % compare
- 112 Tunisia 9.06 % compare
- 113 Sudan 8.73 %
More environment data for USSR
- Agriculture — Area 555,420 1000 ha (1991)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 41.22 % (1991)
- Cropland — Area 228,920 1000 ha (1991)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 351.31 USD_PPP/ha (1991)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 25.33 % (1991)
- Agricultural land — Area 555,420 1000 ha (1991)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 26.09 g/Int$ (1991)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 22.24 kg/ha (1991)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 17.4 kg/cap (1991)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.44 % (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in USSR?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in USSR was 9.13 % in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 % in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- USSR ranks 110th out of 201 countries with data for 1991.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this USSR 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.