Agricultural irrigated land in Czechia
Czechia: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Czechia, 2003–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural irrigated land in Czechia stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Czechia peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
That places Czechia 68th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -49.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +73.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +39.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 22% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +73.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 2008 | -49.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 2016 | +39.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Czechia?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Czechia was 0.7% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Czechia rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Czechia ranks 68th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.