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

Lists of countries by agricultural output rankings
Lists of countries by geographical rankings
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