Agricultural irrigated land in Cyprus
Cyprus: Agricultural irrigated land was 19.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural irrigated land in Cyprus, 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
Cyprus recorded 19.0% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Cyprus peaked at 25.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
That places Cyprus 16th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.0% | — |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -7.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 19.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 7.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 19.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 6.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.2% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.0% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Cyprus?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Cyprus was 19.0% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Cyprus rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Cyprus ranks 16th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.