List of countries by irrigated land area

This is a list of countries by irrigated land area mostly based on The World Factbook.[1]

Rank Country/Region Irrigated land (km²) Date of
information
-  World 2,770,980 2003
1  India 558,080 2003
2  China 545,960 2003
3  United States 223,850 2003
4  Pakistan 182,300 2003
-  European Union 168,050 2003 est.
5  Iran See also: Irrigation in Iran 76,500 2003
6  Mexico See also: Irrigation in Mexico 63,200 2003
7  Turkey 52,150 2003
8  Thailand 49,860 2003
9  Bangladesh 47,250 2003
10  Russia 46,000 2003
11  Indonesia 45,000 2003
12  Uzbekistan 42,810 2003
13  Spain 37,800 2003
14  Kazakhstan 35,560 2003
15  Iraq 35,250 2003
16  Egypt 34,220 2003
17  Romania 30,770 2003
18  Vietnam 30,000 2003
19  Brazil See also: Irrigation in Brazil 29,200 2003
20  Italy 27,500 2003
21  France 26,000 2003
22  Japan 25,920 2003
23  Australia See also: Irrigation in Australia 25,450 2003
24  Ukraine 22,080 2003
25  Chile 19,000 2003
26  Burma 18,700 2003
27  Sudan (including  South Sudan) 18,630 2003
28  Turkmenistan 18,000 2003
29  Saudi Arabia See also: Irrigation in Saudi Arabia 16,200 2003
30  Philippines 15,500 2003
31  South Africa 14,980 2003
32  Korea, North 14,600 2003
33  Azerbaijan 14,550 2003
34  Greece 14,530 2003
35  Morocco 14,450 2003
36  Syria 13,330 2003
37  Peru See also: Irrigation in Peru 12,000 2003
38  Nepal 11,700 2003
39  Madagascar 10,860 2003
40  Kyrgyzstan 10,720 2003
41  Colombia See also: Irrigation in Colombia 9,000 2003
42  Korea, South 8,780 2003
43  Cuba 8,700 2003
44  Ecuador 8,650 2003
45  Canada 7,850 2003
46  Sri Lanka 7,430 2003
47  Tajikistan 7,220 2003
48  Portugal 6,500 2003
49  Bulgaria 5,880 2003
50  Venezuela 5,750 2003
51  Netherlands 5,650 2003
52  Yemen 5,500 2003
53  Germany 4,850 2003
54  Libya 4,700 2003
55  Georgia 4,690 2003
56  Denmark 4,490 2003
57  Tunisia 3,940 2003
58  Malaysia 3,650 2003
59  Albania 3,530 2003
59  Moldova 3,000 2003
60  Ethiopia 2,900 2003
61  New Zealand 2,850 2003
62  Nigeria 2,820 2003
63  Dominican Republic See also: Irrigation in the Dominican Republic 2,750 2003
64  Cambodia 2,700 2003
65  Mali 2,360 2003
66  Hungary 2,300 2003
67  Uruguay 2,100 2003
68  Somalia 2,000 2003
69  Israel 1,940 2003
70  Tanzania 1,840 2003
71  Slovakia 1,830 2003
72  Laos 1,750 2003
73  Zimbabwe 1,740 2003
74  United Kingdom 1,700 2003
75  Zambia 1,560 2003
76  Guyana 1,500 2003
77  Bolivia See also: Irrigation in Bolivia 1,320 2003
78  Belarus 1,310 2003
79  Guatemala 1,300 2003
80  Norway 1,270 2003
81  Senegal 1,200 2003
82  Mozambique 1,180 2003
83  Sweden 1,150 2003
84  Costa Rica 1,080 2003
85  Timor-Leste 1,065 2003
86  Lebanon 1,040 2003
87  Kenya 1,030 2003
88  Poland 1,000 2003
89  Guinea 950 2003
90  Haiti 920 2003
91  Mongolia 840 2003
92  Honduras 800 2003
93  United Arab Emirates 760 2003
94  Jordan 750 2003
95  Niger 730 2003
96  Côte d'Ivoire 730 2003
97  Oman 720 2003
98  Paraguay 670 2003
99  Finland 640 2003
100  Nicaragua 610 2003
101  Malawi 560 2003
102  Macedonia 550 2003
103  Suriname 510 2003
104  Swaziland 500 2003
105  Mauritania 490 2002
106  El Salvador 450 2003
107  Panama 430 2003
108  Puerto Rico 400 2003
109  Cyprus 400 2003
110  Bhutan 400 2003
111  Belgium 400 2003
112  Ghana 310 2003
113  Sierra Leone 300 2003
114  Chad 300 2003
115  Cameroon 260 2003
116  Switzerland 250 2003
117  Jamaica 250 2002
118  Guinea-Bissau 250 2003
119  Burkina Faso 250 2003
120  Czech Republic 240 2003
121  Mauritius 220 2003
122  Eritrea 210 2003
123  Burundi 210 2003
124  Latvia 200 2003
125  Qatar 130 2002
126  Kuwait 130 2003
127  Benin 120 2003
128  Croatia 110 2003
129  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110 2003
130  Sao Tome and Principe 100 2003
131  New Caledonia 100 2003
132  Uganda 90 2003
133  Rwanda 90 2003
134  Namibia 80 2003
135  Togo 70 2003
136  Lithuania 70 2003
137  Gabon 70 2003
138  Barbados 50 2003
139  Trinidad and Tobago 40 2003
140  Estonia 40 2003
141  Bahrain 40 2003
142  Austria 40 2003
143  Slovenia 30 2003
144  Saint Lucia 30 2003
145  Liberia 30 2003
146  Lesotho 30 2003
147  Fiji 30 2003
148  Cape Verde 30 2003
149  Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 2003
150  Belize 30 2003
151  Malta 20 2003
152  Hong Kong 20 1998 est.
153  Gambia, The 20 2003
154  Congo, Republic of the 20 2003
155  Central African Republic 20 2003
156  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 2003
157  French Polynesia 10 2003
158  Djibouti 10 2003
159  Brunei 10 2003
160  Botswana 10 2003
161  Bahamas, The 10 2003
162  Wake Island 0 NA
163 Spratly Islands 0 NA
164  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 NA
165 Paracel Islands 0 NA
166  Marshall Islands 0 NA
167 Jan Mayen 0 NA
168  Isle of Man 0 NA
169  Vatican City 0 NA
170 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 NA
171  French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0 NA
172  Faroe Islands 0 NA
173 Coral Sea Islands 0 NA
174 Clipperton Island 0 NA
175  British Indian Ocean Territory 0 NA
176 Bouvet Island 0 NA
177 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 0 NA
178  American Samoa NA NA
179  Andorra NA NA
180  Anguilla NA NA
181  Antigua and Barbuda NA NA
182  Bermuda NA NA
183  British Virgin Islands NA NA
184  Cayman Islands NA NA
185  Christmas Island NA NA
186  Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
187  Comoros NA NA
188  Cook Islands NA NA
189  Dominica NA NA
190  Equatorial Guinea NA NA
191  Falkland Islands NA NA
192  Gibraltar NA NA
193  Greenland NA NA
194  Grenada NA NA
195  Guam NA NA
196  Guernsey NA NA
197  Iceland NA NA
198  Ireland NA NA
199  Jersey NA NA
200  Kiribati NA NA
201  Liechtenstein NA NA
202  Luxembourg NA NA
203  Macau NA NA
204  Maldives NA NA
205  Mayotte NA NA
206  Micronesia, Federated States of NA NA
207  Monaco NA NA
208  Montenegro NA NA
209  Montserrat NA NA
210  Nauru NA NA
211  Netherlands Antilles NA NA
212  Niue NA NA
213  Norfolk Island NA NA
214  Northern Mariana Islands NA NA
215  Palau NA NA
216  Papua New Guinea NA NA
217  Pitcairn Islands NA NA
218  Saint Helena NA NA
219  Saint Kitts and Nevis NA NA
220  Saint Pierre and Miquelon NA NA
221  Samoa NA NA
222  San Marino NA NA
223  Serbia NA NA
224  Seychelles NA NA
225  Singapore NA NA
226  Solomon Islands NA NA
227  Svalbard NA NA
228  Taiwan NA NA
229  Tokelau NA NA
230  Tonga NA NA
231  Turks and Caicos Islands NA NA
232  Tuvalu NA NA
233  Vanuatu NA NA
234  U.S. Virgin Islands NA NA
235  Wallis and Futuna NA NA
236  Western Sahara NA NA

See also

References

  1. ^ The World Factbook-Irrigated Land Accessed June 2008

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