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U.S. irrigated farmland acres in gravity and pressurized systems, 17 western States, 1984-2023

by R. Aaron Hrozencik and Nicholas Potter
9/12/2025

Irrigation & Water Use

Bar graph showing U.S. irrigated farmland acres in gravity and pressurized systems in 17 western States from 1984 to 2023.

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Various methods are used to apply irrigation water to crops, which can be broadly categorized as gravity or pressurized systems. Over the last 30 years, the conversion of gravity to pressurized irrigation systems has increased.

U.S. irrigated farmland acres in gravity and pressurized systems, 17 western States, 1984-2023

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