Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
34.1%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.0%
Latvia
Median
3.4%
Years covered
12
2005–2016
Data points
1,090
What the numbers show
Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 34.1% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.0% in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.4%, and the mean is 9.4%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 137.5%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 59.4%).
Share of irrigable and irrigated areas in utilised agricultural area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 34.1% | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 32.9% | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 32.6% | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 29.7% | 2016 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 29.1% | 2016 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 29.1% | 2016 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 15.7% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 15.1% | 2016 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 9 | France | 9.7% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 8.3% | 2016 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 5.2% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2016 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 3.9% | 2016 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 13 | Slovakia | 3.9% | 2016 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 3.7% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 3.0% | 2016 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.8% | 2016 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 2.8% | 2016 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 2.7% | 2016 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 2.4% | 2016 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 1.9% | 2016 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 1.9% | 2016 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.8% | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 1.3% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 1.1% | 2016 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 1.1% | 2016 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 83.6%
- Flevoland 73.7%
- Lombardia 70.7%
- Noord-Brabant 54.7%
- Limburg (NL) 48.7%
- Piemonte 45.2%
- Comunitat Valenciana 43.1%
- Región de Murcia 39.7%
- Noord-Holland 37.4%
- Canarias 36.6%
- Wien 34.3%
- Kýpros 34.1%
- Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) 33.2%
- Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) 32.5%
- Liguria 32.0%
- Puglia 30.9%
- Cataluña 25.3%
- Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 24.2%
- Campania 24.1%
- Gelderland 24.0%
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 22.6%
- Alsace (NUTS 2013) 22.2%
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) 21.7%
- Andalucía 21.3%
- Norte 20.7%
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (NUTS 2013) 20.3%
- Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 20.2%
- Utrecht (NUTS 2021) 19.8%
- East Anglia (NUTS 2021) 19.8%
- Calabria 18.9%
- Aragón 18.2%
- La Rioja 18.1%
- Algarve 18.0%
- Sardegna 17.4%
- Drenthe 17.4%
- Basilicata 17.2%
- Sicilia 16.9%
- Comunidad Foral de Navarra 16.8%
- Overijssel 16.6%
- Kriti 16.0%