Countries by Irrigated Land
Complete ranking of 216 countries • km2 • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
India
Field size
216 countries
Lowest rank
Samoa
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About Irrigated Land Rankings
India leads all 216 countries in Irrigated Land with a value of 754.6K km², while Samoa ranks last at 0 km². The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Irrigated Land Measures
Irrigated land area from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Irrigated Land across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0 km² (Samoa) to 754.6K km² (India) — an infinitely large difference across 216 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 11 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (530 km²) is far more representative than the mean (14.7K km²).
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: India and China are separated by only 9%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data. The bottom five countries are all from Oceania, pointing to regional challenges that affect irrigated land across the continent.
Continental Leaders
Highest Irrigated Land
The 5 strongest Irrigated Land reads.
Lowest Irrigated Land
The 5 lowest Irrigated Land reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from CIA World Factbook (frozen snapshot), covering 216 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
