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Agricultural land equipped for irrigation (% of agricultural land)
Share of agricultural land equipped for irrigation by country (latest 2019–2021). Highlights where farming depends most on managed water.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – AQUASTAT / FAOSTAT•159 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.2%
Median: 2.6%
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
100.0%
Lowest
Cayman Islands
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait100.0%
2Qatar100.0%
3United Arab Emirates100.0%
4Turkmenistan93.2%
5Uzbekistan89.1%
By Region
Asia31.7%(25 countries)
South America7.9%(7 countries)
Other7.3%(82 countries)
Africa4.9%(9 countries)
North America4.4%(3 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.2%)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Other (82)
Africa (9)
North America (3)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Share of agricultural land equipped for irrigation by country (latest 2019–2021). Highlights where farming depends most on managed water. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – AQUASTAT / FAOSTAT.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 2 | Qatar | 100.0% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 93.2% |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 89.1% |
| 6 | Oman | 70.2% |
| 7 | People's Republic of China | 56.3% |
| 8 | Israel | 50.5% |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 48.0% |
| 10 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 44.1% |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 42.3% |
| 12 | India | 38.9% |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 34.5% |
| 14 | Iraq | 33.6% |
| 15 | Lebanon | 29.2% |
| 16 | Thailand | 25.8% |
| 17 | Cuba | 25.0% |
| 18 | Nepal | 23.1% |
| 19 | Cambodia | 20.8% |
| 20 | Philippines | 20.1% |
| 21 | Morocco | 19.4% |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.1% |
| 23 | Türkiye | 18.9% |
| 24 | Albania | 18.9% |
| 25 | Indonesia | 18.7% |
| 26 | Vietnam | 18.6% |
| 27 | Myanmar | 18.2% |
| 28 | Pakistan | 18.0% |
| 29 | Greece | 17.2% |
| 30 | South Korea | 13.3% |
| 31 | Spain | 13.2% |
| 32 | Jordan | 12.9% |
| 33 | Cyprus | 12.7% |
| 34 | Ecuador | 12.5% |
| 35 | State of Palestine | 10.8% |
| 36 | Colombia | 10.7% |
| 37 | Peru | 10.5% |
| 38 | Italy | 9.6% |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 9.6% |
| 40 | Chile | 9.2% |
| 41 | Algeria | 8.3% |
| 42 | Tunisia | 8.1% |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.0% |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 7.4% |
| 45 | Georgia | 7.3% |
| 46 | Portugal | 6.9% |
| 47 | Japan | 6.8% |
| 48 | Mexico | 6.8% |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 6.5% |
| 50 | France | 6.5% |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 6.5% |
| 52 | Belize | 6.3% |
| 53 | Malaysia | 6.1% |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 6.0% |
| 55 | Brazil | 5.9% |
| 56 | Egypt | 5.5% |
| 57 | Netherlands | 5.4% |
| 58 | Australia | 5.4% |
| 59 | Guatemala | 5.2% |
| 60 | Botswana | 5.1% |
| 61 | Haiti | 4.9% |
| 62 | Jamaica | 4.7% |
| 63 | Paraguay | 4.6% |
| 64 | Panama | 4.3% |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 4.1% |
| 66 | Sudan | 4.0% |
| 67 | Honduras | 3.9% |
| 68 | Uruguay | 3.9% |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 3.8% |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 3.6% |
| 71 | Austria | 3.5% |
| 72 | El Salvador | 3.2% |
| 73 | Madagascar | 3.2% |
| 74 | Bolivia | 3.2% |
| 75 | Belgium | 3.0% |
| 76 | Belarus | 2.8% |
| 77 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.7% |
| 78 | Venezuela | 2.7% |
| 79 | Barbados | 2.7% |
| 80 | Germany | 2.6% |
| 81 | Romania | 2.5% |
| 82 | Mauritius | 2.4% |
| 83 | Argentina | 2.3% |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 2.2% |
| 85 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2% |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% |
| 87 | Hungary | 2.1% |
| 88 | Andorra | 2.1% |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 2.0% |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 2.0% |
| 91 | Senegal | 2.0% |
| 92 | Singapore | 2.0% |
| 93 | Kenya | 1.8% |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8% |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.8% |
| 96 | Finland | 1.6% |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 1.6% |
| 98 | Switzerland | 1.6% |
| 99 | Armenia | 1.6% |
| 100 | Serbia | 1.5% |
| 101 | Ukraine | 1.4% |
| 102 | Canada | 1.3% |
| 103 | Libya | 1.3% |
| 104 | Mozambique | 1.3% |
| 105 | South Africa | 1.3% |
| 106 | Yemen | 1.3% |
| 107 | Burundi | 1.2% |
| 108 | Denmark | 1.2% |
| 109 | Mauritania | 1.2% |
| 110 | Rwanda | 1.2% |
| 111 | Croatia | 1.1% |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 1.1% |
| 113 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.1% |
| 114 | Namibia | 1.0% |
| 115 | Sweden | 0.9% |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 0.8% |
| 117 | Ireland | 0.8% |
| 118 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% |
| 119 | Malawi | 0.8% |
| 120 | Poland | 0.8% |
| 121 | Slovenia | 0.8% |
| 122 | Estonia | 0.7% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0.7% |
| 124 | New Zealand | 0.7% |
| 125 | Nigeria | 0.7% |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% |
| 127 | Iceland | 0.6% |
| 128 | Mali | 0.6% |
| 129 | Togo | 0.6% |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 0.6% |
| 131 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.5% |
| 132 | Ghana | 0.5% |
| 133 | Latvia | 0.5% |
| 134 | Mongolia | 0.5% |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% |
| 136 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 137 | Uganda | 0.5% |
| 138 | Cameroon | 0.4% |
| 139 | Chad | 0.4% |
| 140 | Djibouti | 0.4% |
| 141 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4% |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 0.4% |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 0.4% |
| 144 | Republic of the Congo | 0.3% |
| 145 | Eritrea | 0.3% |
| 146 | Guinea | 0.3% |
| 147 | Zambia | 0.3% |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 0.2% |
| 149 | Benin | 0.2% |
| 150 | Gabon | 0.2% |
| 151 | Lesotho | 0.2% |
| 152 | Montenegro | 0.2% |
| 153 | Niger | 0.2% |
| 154 | Suriname | 0.2% |
| 155 | Angola | 0.2% |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1% |
| 157 | Liberia | 0.1% |
| 158 | Somalia | 0.1% |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
Showing 159 of 159 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – AQUASTAT / FAOSTAT (2021).
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