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Countries by irrigated land area in 2012. Countries/territories shown with irrigated land area as '0' are shaded with the '<100' colour (lightest green); those with no data are shaded with the 'N/A' colour (grey).

This is a list of countries by irrigated land area based on The World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency. [1] The two countries with the largest irrigated land area are India and China, which make up 22.06% and 21.33% of worldwide irrigated land area respectively as of 2020. Sorting is in alphabetical order.

Country/Territory/Region Irrigated land (km2) Date of
information
World 3,242,917 2012 est.
  Afghanistan 24,930 2020
  Albania 1,820 2020
  Algeria 12,605 2016
  American Samoa 0 2022
  Andorra 0 2022
  Angola 860 2014
  Anguilla 0 2020
  Antigua and Barbuda 1.3 2012
  Argentina 23,600 2012
  Armenia 1,554 2020
  Aruba —
  Australia 15,210 2020
  Austria 382 2016
  Azerbaijan 14,649 2020
  Bahamas, The 10 2012
  Bahrain 40 2012
  Bangladesh 81,270 2020
  Barbados 50 2012
  Belarus 303 2020
  Belgium 57 2013
  Belize 35 2012
  Benin 172 2017
  Bermuda —
  Bhutan 320 2012
  Bolivia 2,972 2017
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 2012
  Botswana 25 2014
  Brazil 69,029 2017
  British Virgin Islands —
  Brunei 10 2012
  Bulgaria 987 2013
  Burkina Faso 550 2016
  Burma 17,140 2020
  Burundi 230 2012
  Cabo Verde 35 2012
  Cambodia 3,540 2012
  Cameroon 290 2012
  Canada 9,045 2015
  Cayman Islands —
  Central African Republic 10 2012
  Chad 300 2012
  Chile 11,100 2012
  China 691,600 2020
  Christmas Island —
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands —
  Colombia 10,900 2012
  Comoros 1.3 2012
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110 2012
  Congo, Republic of the 20 2012
  Cook Islands —
  Costa Rica 1,015 2012
  Cote d'Ivoire 730 2012
  Croatia 171 2020
  Cuba 8,700 2012
  Curacao —
  Cyprus 268 2020
  Czechia 220 2020
  Denmark 2,360 2020
  Djibouti 10 2012
  Dominica —
  Dominican Republic 2,980 2018
  Ecuador 10,000 2020
  Egypt 36,500 2012
  El Salvador 274 2020
  Equatorial Guinea —
  Eritrea 210 2012
  Estonia 20 2016
  Eswatini 500 2012
  Ethiopia 1,813 2020
  European Union 154,540 2011 est.
  Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) —
  Fiji 40 2012
  Finland 80 2015
  France 14,236 2013
  French Polynesia 10 2012
  Gabon 40 2012
  Gambia, The 50 2012
  Georgia 4,330 2012
  Germany 5,056 2020
  Ghana 360 2013
  Gibraltar —
  Greece 11,853 2019
  Greenland —
  Grenada 20 2012
  Guam 2 2012
  Guatemala 3,375 2012
  Guernsey —
  Guinea 950 2012
  Guinea-Bissau 250 2012
  Guyana 1,430 2012
  Haiti 800 2013
  Honduras 900 2012
  Hong Kong 10 2012
  Hungary 1,010 2019
  Iceland 0.5 2020
  India 715,539 2020
  Indonesia 67,220 2012
  Iran 79,721 2020
  Iraq 35,250 2012
  Ireland 0 2022
  Isle of Man 0 2022
  Israel 2,159 2020
  Italy 26,010 2013
  Jamaica 250 2012
  Jan Mayen 0 2022
  Japan 15,730 2014
  Jersey —
  Jordan 833 2020
  Kazakhstan 18,099 2020
  Kenya 1,030 2012
  Kiribati 0 2022
  Korea, North 14,600 2012
  Korea, South 7,780 2012
  Kosovo —
  Kuwait 100 2015
  Kyrgyzstan 10,043 2020
  Laos 4,409 2020
  Latvia 6 2016 [n 1]
  Lebanon 1,040 2012
  Lesotho 12 2013
  Liberia 30 2012
  Libya 4,700 2012
  Liechtenstein 0 2012
  Lithuania 16 2013
  Luxembourg 0 2012
  Macau 0 2012
  Madagascar 10,860 2012
  Malawi 740 2012
  Malaysia 4,420 2020
  Maldives 0 2012
  Mali 3,780 2012
  Malta 35 2020
  Marshall Islands 0 2022
  Mauritania 450 2012
  Mauritius 158 2020
  Mexico 60,620 2020
  Micronesia, Federated States of 0 2022
  Moldova 2,155 2020
  Monaco 0 2022
  Mongolia 602 2020
  Montenegro 24 2012
  Montserrat 0 2022
  Morocco 17,645 2019
  Mozambique 1,180 2012
  Namibia 80 2012
  Nauru 0 2022
    Nepal 13,320 2012
  Netherlands 2,969 2019
  New Caledonia 100 2012
  New Zealand 7,000 2014
  Nicaragua 1,990 2012
  Niger 2,666 2020
  Nigeria 2,930 2012
  Niue 0 2022
  Norfolk Island 0 2022
  North Macedonia 844 2016
  Northern Mariana Islands 1 2012
  Norway 337 2016
  Oman 1,079 2020
  Pakistan 193,400 2020
  Palau 0 2022
  Panama 407 2020
  Papua New Guinea 0 2022
  Paracel Islands 0 2022
  Paraguay 1,362 2012
  Peru 25,800 2012
  Philippines 16,270 2012
  Pitcairn Islands 0 2022
  Poland 760 2013
  Portugal 5,662 2019
  Puerto Rico 220 2012
  Qatar 130 2020
  Romania 4,730 2020
  Russia 43,000 2012
  Rwanda 96 2012
  Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0 2022
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 2012
  Saint Lucia 30 2012
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2022
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 2012
  Samoa 0 2022
  San Marino 0 2022
  Sao Tome and Principe 100 2012
  Saudi Arabia 11,910 2018
  Senegal 1,200 2012
  Serbia 520 2020
  Seychelles 3 2012
  Sierra Leone 300 2012
  Singapore 0 2022
  Slovakia 211 2015
  Slovenia 39 2020
  Solomon Islands 0 2022
  Somalia 2,000 2012
  South Africa 16,700 2012
  South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 0 2022
  South Sudan 1,000 2012
  Spain 37,593 2020
  Sri Lanka 5,700 2012
  Sudan 15,666 2020
  Suriname 600 2020
  Sweden 519 2013
   Switzerland 327 2016
  Syria 13,100 2013
  Taiwan 3,820 2012
  Tajikistan 5,690 2020
  Tanzania 1,840 2012
  Thailand 64,150 2012
  Timor-Leste 350 2012
  Togo 70 2012
  Tokelau 0 2022
  Tonga 0 2022
  Trinidad and Tobago 70 2012
  Tunisia 3,920 2013
  Turkey 52,150 2020
  Turkmenistan 19,950 2012
  Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2022
  Tuvalu 0 2022
  Uganda 105 2013
  Ukraine 4,350 2020
  United Arab Emirates 898 2020
  United Kingdom 718 2018
  United States 234,782 2017
  Uruguay 2,380 2012
  Uzbekistan 37,320 2020
  Vanuatu 0 2022
  Venezuela 10,550 2012
  Vietnam 46,000 2012
  Virgin Islands (U.S.) 1 2012
  Wake Island 0 2022
  Wallis and Futuna 0.6 2020
  West Bank and Gaza Strip 151 2013
  Yemen 6,800 2012
  Zambia 1,560 2012
  Zimbabwe 1,740 2012

Note:

  1. ^ Land in Latvia is often too wet and in need of drainage not irrigation; approximately 16,000 sq km or 85% of agricultural land has been improved by drainage [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The World Factbook - Irrigated Land". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

External links

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