Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 1.1 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1.1 %. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.1 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 % | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 % | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 % | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.88 % | 0.8 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.98 % | 0.9 % | 1.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 % | 1.1 % | 1.1 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 835,797 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.1 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 % in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.