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Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) β€” Value by country

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Countries reporting
156
Highest
64.1 %
Bangladesh
Lowest
0 %
South Sudan
Median
1.25 %
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,821

What the numbers show

Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) β€” Value is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 64.1 % in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0 % in South Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.25 %, and the mean is 3.88 %.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 527.3%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).

Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bangladesh 64.1 % 2021 up 56.0% rising
2 Pakistan 25.9 % 2021 unchanged rising
3 India 25.4 % 2021 up 9.5% rising
4 State of Palestine 23.2 % 2021 up 60.0% rising
5 Azerbaijan 18 % 2021 up 4.0% flat
6 Greece 15.5 % 2021 up 37.2% rising
6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 15.5 % 2021 up 5.4% rising
8 Israel 14.1 % 2021 up 31.8% rising
9 Italy 13.9 % 2021 up 5.3% rising
10 Romania 13.8 % 2021 up 0.7% flat
11 Albania 13.1 % 2021 up 7.4% flat
12 Barbados 12.6 % 2021 unchanged rising
12 Thailand 12.6 % 2021 unchanged rising
14 Malta 11 % 2021 down 6.0% rising
15 China, Taiwan Province of 10.6 % 2021 down 1.9% flat
16 Sri Lanka 10.3 % 2021 up 12.0% rising
17 Uzbekistan 9.8 % 2021 unchanged flat
18 Mauritius 9.5 % 2021 down 2.1% falling
18 Nepal 9.5 % 2021 up 4.4% rising
20 Lebanon 8.8 % 2021 down 14.6% falling
21 Iraq 8.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
22 Denmark 8 % 2021 down 26.6% falling
23 China, mainland 7.9 % 2021 up 8.2% rising
24 Sao Tome and Principe 7.6 % 2021 up 26.7% flat
25 Spain 7.5 % 2021 down 2.6% flat
26 Armenia 7.4 % 2021 down 9.8% falling
27 Republic of Korea 7.2 % 2021 down 10.0% falling
28 Philippines 7.1 % 2021 up 29.1% rising
29 Bulgaria 6.9 % 2021 up 527.3% volatile
29 Ecuador 6.9 % 2021 up 9.5% rising
31 Portugal 6.8 % 2021 up 13.3% falling
32 Japan 6.6 % 2021 down 2.9% falling
33 Dominican Republic 6.4 % 2021 unchanged rising
34 Cuba 6.2 % 2021 up 3.3% falling
35 Grenada 5.9 % 2021 unchanged rising
35 Tajikistan 5.9 % 2021 up 5.4% rising
37 France 5.3 % 2021 up 1.9% flat
37 Kyrgyzstan 5.3 % 2021 unchanged flat
39 North Macedonia 5.1 % 2021 unchanged rising
40 Afghanistan 4.9 % 2021 unchanged flat
40 Saint Lucia 4.9 % 2021 unchanged flat
42 Bahrain 4.7 % 2021 down 4.1% falling
43 Morocco 4.4 % 2021 up 22.2% rising
44 Jamaica 4.2 % 2021 up 20.0% rising
44 Turkmenistan 4.2 % 2021 unchanged flat
46 Egypt 4 % 2021 up 8.1% rising
47 Cyprus 3.8 % 2021 down 11.6% falling
47 Mexico 3.8 % 2021 up 11.8% rising
49 Ukraine 3.7 % 2021 unchanged falling
50 Indonesia 3.6 % 2021 unchanged rising
51 Haiti 3.5 % 2021 unchanged flat
51 Myanmar 3.5 % 2021 unchanged rising
53 Guatemala 3.2 % 2021 up 3.2% rising
54 Costa Rica 3.1 % 2021 up 47.6% rising
55 New Zealand 2.9 % 2021 up 7.4% rising
55 Eswatini 2.9 % 2021 unchanged flat
55 Tunisia 2.9 % 2021 down 3.3% rising
58 Hungary 2.5 % 2021 up 19.0% rising
58 Puerto Rico 2.5 % 2021 unchanged flat
60 Germany 2.3 % 2021 up 21.1% rising
61 El Salvador 2.2 % 2021 unchanged rising
62 Qatar 2.1 % 2021 up 31.2% rising
63 Georgia 2 % 2021 down 70.1% falling
63 Peru 2 % 2021 unchanged rising
65 Uruguay 1.8 % 2021 up 28.6% rising
65 South Africa 1.8 % 2021 up 28.6% rising
67 Malawi 1.7 % 2021 up 70.0% rising
67 Poland 1.7 % 2021 up 466.7% volatile
69 Chile 1.5 % 2021 unchanged flat
69 Cambodia 1.5 % 2021 unchanged flat
69 Saudi Arabia 1.5 % 2021 up 15.4% rising
72 Madagascar 1.4 % 2021 unchanged flat
72 Trinidad and Tobago 1.4 % 2021 unchanged rising
74 United Arab Emirates 1.3 % 2021 up 18.2% falling
74 Switzerland 1.3 % 2021 down 13.3% rising
74 Malaysia 1.3 % 2021 unchanged rising
74 Slovak Republic 1.3 % 2021 down 27.8% falling
74 Yemen 1.3 % 2021 unchanged rising
79 Austria 1.2 % 2021 down 14.3% flat
79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2 % 2021 down 7.7% falling
81 Brazil 1.1 % 2021 up 57.1% rising
82 Colombia 1 % 2021 unchanged rising
82 Ghana 1 % 2021 up 400.0% volatile
82 Jordan 1 % 2021 down 9.1% rising
82 Kuwait 1 % 2021 up 11.1% rising
82 Sudan 1 % 2021 unchanged flat
82 China, Hong Kong SAR 1 % 2021 unchanged falling
88 Argentina 0.9 % 2021 unchanged rising
88 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9 % 2021 up 12.5% rising
88 Bhutan 0.9 % 2021 up 12.5% rising
88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9 % 2021 up 125.0% falling
92 Burundi 0.8 % 2021 unchanged flat
92 Belgium 0.8 % 2021 up 33.3% flat
92 Ethiopia 0.8 % 2021 up 33.3% rising
92 Guinea-Bissau 0.8 % 2021 unchanged flat
92 Honduras 0.8 % 2021 unchanged rising
92 Croatia 0.8 % 2021 up 100.0% volatile
92 Kazakhstan 0.8 % 2021 unchanged falling
92 Nicaragua 0.8 % 2021 down 46.7% falling
92 Serbia 0.8 % 2021 down 20.0% falling
101 Guyana 0.7 % 2021 unchanged falling
102 Algeria 0.6 % 2021 up 20.0% rising
102 Panama 0.6 % 2021 up 50.0% rising
102 Senegal 0.6 % 2021 unchanged flat
102 Seychelles 0.6 % 2021 unchanged flat
102 Zimbabwe 0.6 % 2021 up 50.0% rising
107 Czechia 0.5 % 2021 up 25.0% falling
107 Gambia 0.5 % 2021 unchanged rising
107 Kenya 0.5 % 2021 up 66.7% rising
107 New Caledonia 0.5 % 2021 unchanged flat
111 Guinea 0.4 % 2021 unchanged flat
111 Nigeria 0.4 % 2021 unchanged rising
111 Oman 0.4 % 2021 up 100.0% rising
111 Sierra Leone 0.4 % 2021 unchanged flat
111 Sweden 0.4 % 2021 unchanged flat
111 Australia and New Zealand 0.4 % 2021 unchanged flat
117 Australia 0.3 % 2021 unchanged flat
117 Dominica 0.3 % 2021 unchanged flat
117 Mali 0.3 % 2021 unchanged rising
117 Paraguay 0.3 % 2021 unchanged rising
117 French Polynesia 0.3 % 2021 unchanged flat
117 Rwanda 0.3 % 2021 unchanged falling
117 Somalia 0.3 % 2021 unchanged flat
117 Suriname 0.3 % 2021 down 25.0% rising
117 Slovenia 0.3 % 2021 unchanged rising
117 Russian Federation 0.3 % 2021 unchanged flat
127 Benin 0.2 % 2021 unchanged rising
127 Burkina Faso 0.2 % 2021 unchanged rising
127 Belize 0.2 % 2021 unchanged rising
127 Eritrea 0.2 % 2021 unchanged flat
127 Finland 0.2 % 2021 down 33.3% falling
127 Fiji 0.2 % 2021 unchanged flat
127 Libya 0.2 % 2021 unchanged falling
127 Montenegro 0.2 % 2021 unchanged flat
127 Mozambique 0.2 % 2021 unchanged rising
127 Niger 0.2 % 2021 up 100.0% rising
127 Norway 0.2 % 2021 unchanged falling
127 Zambia 0.2 % 2021 unchanged flat
127 Brunei Darussalam 0.2 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Angola 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Bahamas 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Belarus 0.1 % 2021 down 50.0% volatile
140 Canada 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Cameroon 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Comoros 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Equatorial Guinea 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Lesotho 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Lithuania 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Mongolia 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Togo 0.1 % 2021 unchanged flat
140 Uganda 0.1 % 2021 unchanged rising
154 Andorra 0 % 2021 down 100.0% falling
154 Estonia 0 % 2021 β€” volatile
154 South Sudan 0 % 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) β€” Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 4,821 data points, 2000–2021
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.