Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in World
World: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 22.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 22.34 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in World peaked at 22.44 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.03 %, in 1961.
That places World 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6 % | 12.03 % | 13.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.45 % | 13.4 % | 15.35 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.38 % | 15.55 % | 17.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.25 % | 17.38 % | 19.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.19 % | 19.35 % | 21.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 % | 21.17 % | 22.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.38 % | 22.34 % | 22.44 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 11 Bangladesh 99.02 % compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 96.22 % compare
More environment data for World
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.68 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in World?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in World was 22.34 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 22.44 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 % in 1961.
- How does World rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- World ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.