Topic summary
Irrigate
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Irrigation.
Extent
The world’s total irrigated land area more than doubled between 1964 and 2023 and by 2023, 23% of all croplands were equipped for irrigation. In 2025, irrigated croplands produce 48% of all crops in value terms, indicating that irrigated land is 3.2 times more productive than rainfed land in value terms. On average, the yield of irrigated land is 76% higher than that of rain fed land.