Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — Area in United States
United States: Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — Area was 918.93 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — Area in United States, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area in United States is 918.93 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area in United States peaked at 1,641 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 918.93 1000 ha, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — Area in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,509 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 1,536 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,562 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,588 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,615 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,641 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,521 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 1,400 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 1,280 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1,160 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1,039 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 918.93 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 918.93 1000 ha | -0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 918.93 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7 1000 ha, 1312.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,547 1000 ha | 1,400 1000 ha | 1,641 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,063 1000 ha | 918.93 1000 ha | 1,280 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 Turkmenistan 28,113 1000 ha compare
- 3 Ecuador 243 1000 ha compare
- 4 Mexico 239 1000 ha compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 43.4 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area in United States?
- Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area in United States was 918.93 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,641 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 918.93 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does United States rank for perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — area rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — Area. 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.