Agricultural irrigated land in Armenia
Armenia: Agricultural irrigated land was 9.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Armenia, 2006–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Armenia is 9.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Armenia peaked at 9.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2006.
Armenia ranks 29th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.8% | — |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 9.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 9.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 26 Türkiye 12.5% compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 11.2% compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 9.7% compare
- 30 Philippines 9.3% compare
- 31 Jordan 9.1% compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 8.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Armenia?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Armenia was 9.5% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2006.
- How does Armenia rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Armenia ranks 29th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.