Agricultural land irrigation in Australia
Australia: Agricultural land irrigation was 0.5355 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5355
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.6403
in 2018
All-time low
0.4275
in 2020
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Agricultural land irrigation in Australia, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land irrigation in Australia is 0.5355, measured 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 land irrigation in Australia peaked at 0.6403 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4275, in 2020.
Australia ranks 71st of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5437 | 0.4583 | 0.622 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5835 | 0.4891 | 0.6403 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5083 | 0.4275 | 0.5355 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land irrigation in Australia?
- Agricultural land irrigation in Australia was 0.5355 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land irrigation recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6403 in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land irrigation recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4275 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural land irrigation?
- Australia ranks 71st out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land irrigation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land irrigation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).