Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Asia
Western Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 41.15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 41.15 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Asia peaked at 41.54 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.74 %, in 1964.
That places Western Asia 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.12 % | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 10.02 % | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 9.74 % | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 10.02 % | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 10.38 % | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 10.68 % | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 10.73 % | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 10.91 % | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 11.09 % | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 11.28 % | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 11.67 % | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 11.84 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 12.08 % | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 12.47 % | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 12.81 % | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 12.9 % | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 13.36 % | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 13.68 % | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 14.26 % | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 14.6 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 15.61 % | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 16.61 % | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 17.17 % | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 17.55 % | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 17.9 % | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 18.39 % | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 20.71 % | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 21.18 % | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 23.86 % | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 23.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 27.06 % | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 27.22 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.68 % | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 28.24 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 28.49 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 28.95 % | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 29.44 % | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 29.98 % | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.9 % | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 31.57 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 31.95 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.8 % | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.25 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.38 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 33.92 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 36.05 % | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 36.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 36.69 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.65 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 37.77 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.69 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.11 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.54 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.74 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.65 % | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 41.54 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 41.53 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 41.15 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.27 % | 9.74 % | 10.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.32 % | 11.09 % | 13.68 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4 % | 14.26 % | 21.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.49 % | 23.86 % | 29.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.49 % | 30.9 % | 36.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.64 % | 36.69 % | 38.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.24 % | 40.65 % | 41.54 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Andorra 100 % compare
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- 1 New Caledonia 100 % compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 % compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100 % compare
- 1 Qatar 100 % compare
- 1 Suriname 100 % compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 % compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100 % compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Asia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Asia was 41.15 % 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.54 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 % in 1964.
- How does Western Asia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Western Asia ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.