Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Europe
Western Europe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 12.89 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 12.89 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Europe peaked at 12.93 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.97 %, in 1961.
Western Europe ranks 20th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.97 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.12 % | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 3.29 % | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 3.48 % | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 3.66 % | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 3.82 % | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 4.01 % | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 4.2 % | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 4.33 % | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.52 % | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 4.82 % | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 5.01 % | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 5.36 % | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 5.5 % | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.68 % | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 5.87 % | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 6.03 % | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 6.18 % | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 6.5 % | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 6.72 % | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 6.89 % | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.07 % | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.28 % | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 7.36 % | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.45 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.59 % | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 7.72 % | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.82 % | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 8.29 % | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 8.55 % | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 9.06 % | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 9.49 % | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 9.86 % | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.83 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.85 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.18 % | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.48 % | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.56 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.64 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 10.61 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.52 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.45 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.53 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.66 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.78 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.99 % | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.11 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.31 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.48 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.64 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.92 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.78 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.62 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.57 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.65 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.98 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.93 % | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 12.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.86 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.89 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 % | 2.97 % | 4.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.55 % | 4.52 % | 6.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.42 % | 6.72 % | 8.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.85 % | 8.55 % | 10.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.76 % | 10.45 % | 11.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 % | 11.48 % | 11.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.85 % | 12.77 % | 12.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Europe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Western Europe was 12.89 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 % in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Western Europe ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.