Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Africa
Western Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 1.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 1.37 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Africa peaked at 1.43 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7 %, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.71 % | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7 % | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.71 % | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.79 % | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8 % | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.81 % | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.83 % | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.82 % | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.83 % | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.84 % | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9 % | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.91 % | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.92 % | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.93 % | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.95 % | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 % | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.02 % | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 % | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.97 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.96 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.92 % | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.91 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.95 % | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 % | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 1.09 % | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.14 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.17 % | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.19 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.23 % | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.25 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.27 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.24 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.36 % | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.35 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.37 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.36 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.41 % | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.43 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.41 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.39 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.37 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7022 % | 0.7 % | 0.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.832 % | 0.79 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.932 % | 0.9 % | 1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.987 % | 0.91 % | 1.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 % | 1.13 % | 1.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 % | 1.24 % | 1.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 % | 1.37 % | 1.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 27 China, mainland 57.96 % compare
- 28 China 57.9 % compare
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- 30 Ecuador 50.46 % compare
- 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.29 % compare
- 32 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 47 % compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Africa was 1.37 % 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 % in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Western Africa ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.