List of countries by irrigated land area

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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). Countries by irrigated land area in 2012.png
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.

Contents

Country/Territory/RegionIrrigated land (km2)Date of
information



World3,242,9172012 est.
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 24,9302020
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1,8202020
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 12,6052016
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 02022
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 02022
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 8602014
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 02020
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1.32012
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23,6002012
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1,5542020
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15,2102020
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3822016
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 14,6492020
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas, The 102012
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 402012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 81,2702020
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 502012
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3032020
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 572013
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 352012
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1722017
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 3202012
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 2,9722017
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 302012
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 252014
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 69,0292017
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 102012
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 9872013
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 5502016
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma 17,1402020
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2302012
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde 352012
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3,5402012
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2902012
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9,0452015
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 102012
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 3002012
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 11,1002012
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 691,6002020
Flag of Christmas Island.svg  Christmas Island
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 10,9002012
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1.32012
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1102012
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo, Republic of the 202012
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1,0152012
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire 7302012
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1712020
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8,7002012
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curacao
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2682020
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 2202020
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2,3602020
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 102012
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2,9802018
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 10,0002020
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 36,5002012
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2742020
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2102012
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 202016
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 5002012
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1,8132020
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 154,5402011 est.
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 402012
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 802015
Flag of France.svg  France 14,2362013
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 102012
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 402012
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia, The 502012
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4,3302012
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5,0562020
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3602013
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11,8532019
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 202012
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 22012
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3,3752012
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 9502012
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 2502012
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1,4302012
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 8002013
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 9002012
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 102012
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1,0102019
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0.52020
Flag of India.svg  India 715,5392020
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 67,2202012
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 79,7212020
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 35,2502012
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 02022
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 02022
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2,1592020
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26,0102013
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2502012
Flag of Norway.svg  Jan Mayen 02022
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15,7302014
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 8332020
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 18,0992020
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1,0302012
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 02022
Flag of North Korea.svg  Korea, North 14,6002012
Flag of South Korea.svg  Korea, South 7,7802012
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1002015
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 10,0432020
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4,4092020
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 62016 [n 1]
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1,0402012
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 122013
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 302012
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 4,7002012
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 02012
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 162013
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 02012
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 02012
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 10,8602012
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 7402012
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4,4202020
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 02012
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3,7802012
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 352020
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 02022
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 4502012
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1582020
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 60,6202020
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia, Federated States of 02022
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2,1552020
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 02022
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 6022020
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 242012
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 02022
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 17,6452019
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1,1802012
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 802012
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 02022
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 13,3202012
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2,9692019
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 1002012
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7,0002014
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1,9902012
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2,6662020
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2,9302012
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 02022
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island 02022
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 8442016
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 12012
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3372016
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1,0792020
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 193,4002020
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 02022
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4072020
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 02022
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Paracel Islands 02022
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1,3622012
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 25,8002012
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 16,2702012
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg  Pitcairn Islands 02022
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7602013
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5,6622019
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2202012
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1302020
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4,7302020
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43,0002012
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 962012
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 02022
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 82012
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 302012
Flag of France.svg  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 02022
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102012
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 02022
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 02022
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 1002012
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 11,9102018
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1,2002012
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5202020
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 32012
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3002012
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 02022
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2112015
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 392020
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 02022
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2,0002012
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16,7002012
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 02022
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1,0002012
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37,5932020
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5,7002012
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 15,6662020
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 6002020
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5192013
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3272016
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 13,1002013
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 3,8202012
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 5,6902020
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1,8402012
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 64,1502012
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 3502012
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 702012
Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau 02022
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 02022
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 702012
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3,9202013
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 52,1502020
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 19,9502012
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 02022
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 02022
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1052013
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4,3502020
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 8982020
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7182018
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 234,7822017
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2,3802012
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 37,3202020
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 02022
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 10,5502012
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 46,0002012
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands (U.S.) 12012
Flag of the United States.svg  Wake Island 02022
Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna 0.62020
Flag of Palestine.svg  West Bank and Gaza Strip 1512013
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 6,8002012
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1,5602012
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1,7402012

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]

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  1. 1 2 "The World Factbook - Irrigated Land". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2023-10-30.