Agricultural irrigated land in Australia
Australia: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agricultural irrigated land in Australia, 2001–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.5% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Australia peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 72nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural irrigated land in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 20% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 6% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Australia?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Australia was 0.5% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.