Irrigated Agricultural Area

This key economic indicator for the Agricultural Land sector has been recently updated.

  1. Suriname Irrigated Agricultural Area increased 1points in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 India Irrigated Agricultural Area jumped by 0.8points year on year at 39.41 Percent of Agricultural Land.
  3. In 2019 Suriname was ranked number 1 in Irrigated Agricultural Area.
  4. In 2016 Italy was ranked number 12 in Irrigated Agricultural Area close to 19.93 Percent of Agricultural Land, from 49 in 2015.

Top Countries in Irrigated Agricultural Area

Percent of Agricultural Land - 2001 to 2019

# 67 Countries Percent of Agricultural Land Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Suriname
74.58 % 2019 +1.0 % +0.6 % View data
2 #2
Bangladesh
60.20 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.3 % View data
3 #3
Pakistan
52.19 % 2019 -1.9 % +0.3 % View data
4 #4
India
39.41 % 2019 +0.8 % +0.8 % View data
5 #5
Japan
34.82 % 2014 -1.1 % -0.2 % View data
6 #6
Malta
34.23 % 2019 +1.5 % -1.1 % View data
7 #7
Israel
34.13 % 2019 +1.8 % -2.4 % View data
8 #8
Azerbaijan
29.98 % 2019 -0.0 % +0.2 % View data
9 #9
United Arab Emirates
21.80 % 2019 +1.9 % +0.2 % View data
10 #10
Cyprus
21.47 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.2 % View data
11 #11
Greece
20.55 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.3 % View data
12 #12
Italy
19.93 % 2016 NA NA View data
13 #13
Mauritius
19.74 % 2019 -2.4 % -0.0 % View data
14 #14
Tajikistan
17.34 % 2017 +0.3 % NA View data
15 #15
Iran
16.42 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.2 % View data
15 #15
Qatar
16.42 % 2018 +0.0 % NA View data
17 #17
Ecuador
15.54 % 2019 +3.3 % -1.4 % View data
18 #18
Albania
14.67 % 2019 -2.1 % +2.8 % View data
19 #19
Uzbekistan
14.27 % 2018 -0.2 % -0.1 % View data
20 #20
Spain
14.23 % 2019 +0.6 % -0.2 % View data
21 #21
Turkey
13.83 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.4 % View data
22 #22
Portugal
13.10 % 2016 NA NA View data
23 #23
Dominican Republic
12.27 % 2018 NA NA View data
24 #24
Laos
11.19 % 2014 -8.0 % NA View data
25 #25
Netherlands
11.07 % 2016 NA NA View data
26 #26
Moldova
9.84 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
27 #27
Kyrgyzstan
9.53 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.1 % View data
28 #28
Armenia
9.27 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.1 % View data
29 #29
Jordan
8.45 % 2019 +2.3 % -3.1 % View data
30 #30
Denmark
8.27 % 2019 -0.2 % NA View data
31 #31
Oman
7.06 % 2019 +2.0 % +7.8 % View data
32 #32
Macedonia
6.67 % 2016 NA NA View data
33 #33
New Zealand
6.30 % 2014 NA NA View data
34 #34
Mexico
5.79 % 2014 +1.6 % +1.3 % View data
34 #34
United States
5.79 % 2017 NA +0.7 % View data
36 #36
Afghanistan
5.40 % 2019 +5.3 % -1.2 % View data
37 #37
Norway
3.43 % 2016 NA NA View data
38 #38
Algeria
3.29 % 2019 +2.2 % +3.7 % View data
39 #39
Germany
2.71 % 2016 NA NA View data
40 #40
Switzerland
2.16 % 2016 NA NA View data
41 #41
Ethiopia
2.08 % 2018 +13.0 % NA View data
42 #42
Romania
1.86 % 2019 -6.5 % +12.1 % View data
43 #43
Bulgaria
1.85 % 2016 NA NA View data
44 #44
Hungary
1.68 % 2019 +3.7 % -2.3 % View data
45 #45
Uruguay
1.59 % 2018 +0.0 % NA View data
46 #46
Canada
1.56 % 2015 NA +3.4 % View data
47 #47
El Salvador
1.49 % 2019 -1.3 % +0.4 % View data
48 #48
Austria
1.43 % 2016 NA NA View data
49 #49
Serbia
1.42 % 2019 +4.4 % +2.1 % View data
50 #50
Slovakia
1.11 % 2019 -4.3 % +3.0 % View data
51 #51
Croatia
1.02 % 2016 NA NA View data
52 #52
Wallis and Futuna
1.00 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
53 #53
Argentina
0.94 % 2018 NA NA View data
53 #53
Ukraine
0.94 % 2019 -3.1 % +4.6 % View data
55 #55
Poland
0.92 % 2016 NA NA View data
56 #56
Kazakhstan
0.82 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.8 % View data
57 #57
Czech Republic
0.74 % 2019 +4.2 % +7.7 % View data
58 #58
Australia
0.64 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.3 % View data
59 #59
Slovenia
0.52 % 2019 +0.0 % +9.5 % View data
60 #60
Finland
0.35 % 2016 +0.0 % NA View data
61 #61
Belarus
0.32 % 2019 -11.1 % -1.2 % View data
62 #62
Ghana
0.23 % 2014 +27.8 % +3.9 % View data
63 #63
Estonia
0.20 % 2016 NA NA View data
64 #64
Lithuania
0.07 % 2016 NA NA View data
65 #65
Latvia
0.03 % 2016 NA NA View data
65 #65
Mongolia
0.03 % 2018 +0.0 % -9.1 % View data
67 #67
Botswana
0.01 % 2014 NA NA View data

Source: FAO

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