Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land) by country
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.
Countries reporting
83
Highest
89.0%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
5.1%
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
1,150
What the numbers show
Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land) is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 89.0% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.1%, and the mean is 11.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29,170.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 727.7%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 75.2%).
Agricultural irrigated land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 89.0% | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 2 | Suriname | 74.4% | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 54.2% | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 4 | India | 44.4% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 36.1% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 33.9% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 32.3% | 2014 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Nepal | 32.3% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 30.6% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 24.0% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 22.3% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 21.6% | 2023 | up 291.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 21.1% | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 19.7% | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 15 | Laos | 19.3% | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 19.0% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 17 | Albania | 18.2% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 18 | Qatar | 17.6% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Iran | 16.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Mauritius | 15.7% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 15.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 14.7% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 14.6% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 14.6% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Myanmar | 13.2% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 12.5% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 11.2% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.7% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 29 | Armenia | 9.5% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 9.3% | 2011 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 31 | Jordan | 9.1% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Moldova | 8.7% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 33 | Brunei | 8.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Oman | 7.3% | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 35 | Syria | 7.2% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 6.9% | 2023 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 37 | Mexico | 6.6% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 38 | France | 6.4% | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 6.0% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 6.0% | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 5.2% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 42 | United States | 5.1% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 4.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 44 | Romania | 4.1% | 2023 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Tunisia | 3.9% | 2013 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 3.9% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 48 | Palestine | 3.7% | 2013 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 3.4% | 2016 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 50 | Algeria | 3.3% | 2019 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 3.1% | 2020 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 2.3% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 2.3% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 54 | Madagascar | 2.2% | 2007 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 56 | Russia | 2.0% | 2008 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 57 | Panama | 1.8% | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 58 | Sweden | 1.7% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 1.6% | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 1.6% | 2018 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 1.4% | 2016 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 63 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Benin | 1.1% | 2019 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 0.9% | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2006 | — | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 69 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 70 | Niger | 0.6% | 2023 | up 215.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2023 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 72 | Australia | 0.5% | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2018 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Finland | 0.4% | 2016 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 77 | Belarus | 0.3% | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2014 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2023 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2020 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2013 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 83 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2014 | up 727.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Channel Islands 3.7%
About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.