Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Czechia
Czechia: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Czechia, 2003–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Czechia is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Czechia peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Czechia ranks 67th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 Share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Czechia?
- Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Czechia was 0.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Czechia rank for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?
- Czechia ranks 67th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.