List of countries by irrigated land area

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
Czech Republic 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 91,360 2020
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.
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