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Geography > Irrigated land > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.83 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
2 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.38 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
3 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2.13 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
4 GuyanaGuyana 2 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
5 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.77 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
6 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.67 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
7 IraqIraq 1.43 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
8 RomaniaRomania 1.42 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
9 GreeceGreece 1.32 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1.31 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
10 AustraliaAustralia 1.28 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
11 PakistanPakistan 1.23 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
12 East TimorEast Timor 1.22 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
13 ChileChile 1.19 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
14 IranIran 1.15 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
15 SurinameSuriname 1.15 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
16 AlbaniaAlbania 1.14 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
17 TajikistanTajikistan 1.13 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.11 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
18 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.03 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
19 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.947 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
20 ArmeniaArmenia 0.942 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
21 SpainSpain 0.9 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
22 LibyaLibya 0.835 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
23 DenmarkDenmark 0.833 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
24 ThailandThailand 0.79 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
25 CubaCuba 0.775 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
26 United StatesUnited States 0.77 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
27 MoldovaMoldova 0.754 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
28 BulgariaBulgaria 0.752 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.741 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
29 TurkeyTurkey 0.737 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=30 SyriaSyria 0.735 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=30 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.735 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
32 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.711 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
33 EcuadorEcuador 0.673 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
34 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.669 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
35 BhutanBhutan 0.658 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
36 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.656 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.639 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
37 UruguayUruguay 0.636 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
38 MexicoMexico 0.626 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
39 PortugalPortugal 0.623 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
40 MadagascarMadagascar 0.616 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.58 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
41 CyprusCyprus 0.553 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.552 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
42 SudanSudan 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
43 IndiaIndia 0.524 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.497 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
44 MoroccoMorocco 0.489 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.487 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
45 EgyptEgypt 0.48 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
46 ItalyItaly 0.477 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.47 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
47 UkraineUkraine 0.462 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
48 SwazilandSwaziland 0.452 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
49 NepalNepal 0.449 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.447 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
50 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.443 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
51 PeruPeru 0.442 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
52 FranceFrance 0.432 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
53 ChinaChina 0.424 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.417 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
54 ArgentinaArgentina 0.408 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
55 TunisiaTunisia 0.4 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.391 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
56 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.386 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
57 BurmaBurma 0.378 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
58 VietnamVietnam 0.371 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.355 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.353 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
59 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.348 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
60 BangladeshBangladesh 0.346 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.341 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
61 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.34 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
62 MongoliaMongolia 0.339 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.337 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
63 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.327 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
64 LaosLaos 0.319 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
65 RussiaRussia 0.318 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.317 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.3 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.3 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
67 IsraelIsrael 0.29 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
68 OmanOman 0.287 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
69 YemenYemen 0.279 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
70 NorwayNorway 0.278 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
71 LebanonLebanon 0.265 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=72 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.259 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=72 SomaliaSomalia 0.259 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
74 CanadaCanada 0.248 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
75 HungaryHungary 0.227 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
76 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.224 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
77 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.21 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
78 ColombiaColombia 0.206 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
79 JapanJapan 0.203 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
80 CambodiaCambodia 0.2 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
81 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.193 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
82 QatarQatar 0.189 sq km per 1,000 people 2002
83 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.188 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
84 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.187 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
85 BarbadosBarbados 0.186 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
86 MaliMali 0.185 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.184 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
87 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.183 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
88 MauritiusMauritius 0.18 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
89 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.179 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
90 MauritaniaMauritania 0.175 sq km per 1,000 people 2002
91 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.167 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
92 MartiniqueMartinique 0.164 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
93 BrazilBrazil 0.161 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
94 ReunionReunion 0.159 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=95 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.149 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=95 BoliviaBolivia 0.149 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
97 JordanJordan 0.145 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=98 PanamaPanama 0.138 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=98 ZambiaZambia 0.138 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
100 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 0.136 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
101 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.135 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
102 BelarusBelarus 0.133 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
103 SwedenSweden 0.128 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
104 FinlandFinland 0.123 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
105 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.12 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
106 ParaguayParaguay 0.118 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
107 HondurasHonduras 0.116 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
108 HaitiHaiti 0.111 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.111 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=109 GuineaGuinea 0.11 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=109 BelizeBelize 0.11 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=111 SenegalSenegal 0.108 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=111 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.108 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
113 French GuianaFrench Guiana 0.107 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
114 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.103 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
115 JamaicaJamaica 0.096 sq km per 1,000 people 2002
116 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.094 sq km per 1,000 people 1998
117 LatviaLatvia 0.086 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
118 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.085 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
119 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.068 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=120 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.062 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=120 MozambiqueMozambique 0.062 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=122 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.059 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=122 GermanyGermany 0.059 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
124 BahrainBahrain 0.057 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
125 NigerNiger 0.056 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
126 KuwaitKuwait 0.054 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
127 AngolaAngola 0.053 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=128 GabonGabon 0.052 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=128 EritreaEritrea 0.052 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=130 TanzaniaTanzania 0.05 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=130 MaltaMalta 0.05 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
132 MalawiMalawi 0.045 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
133 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.042 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
134 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.041 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=135 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.04 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=135 NamibiaNamibia 0.04 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
137 BelgiumBelgium 0.039 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
138 FijiFiji 0.036 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
139 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.034 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
140 ChadChad 0.033 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
141 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.032 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=142 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.031 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=142 KenyaKenya 0.031 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=144 EstoniaEstonia 0.03 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=144 BurundiBurundi 0.03 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
146 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.029 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
147 BruneiBrunei 0.028 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
148 PolandPoland 0.026 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
149 CroatiaCroatia 0.025 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
150 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.024 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
151 NigeriaNigeria 0.021 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=152 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.02 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=152 LithuaniaLithuania 0.02 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=154 CameroonCameroon 0.017 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=154 LesothoLesotho 0.017 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=156 GhanaGhana 0.015 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=156 SloveniaSlovenia 0.015 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=156 BeninBenin 0.015 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
159 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.014 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
160 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.013 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
161 TogoTogo 0.012 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
162 RwandaRwanda 0.01 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
163 LiberiaLiberia 0.009 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
164 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.008 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
165 BotswanaBotswana 0.006 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=166 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.005 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=166 AustriaAustria 0.005 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=166 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.005 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=169 UgandaUganda 0.003 sq km per 1,000 people 2003
=169 Hong KongHong Kong 0.003 sq km per 1,000 people 1998
171 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.002 sq km per 1,000 people 2003

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Geography > Irrigated land > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Geography > Irrigated land > Per capita

  • Iraq ranked second for irrigated land > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2003.
  • Romania ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Turkmenistan ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
  • Greece ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2003.
  • Australia ranked second for irrigated land > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
  • Azerbaijan ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst Europe in 2003.
  • United States ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst Cold countries in 2003.
  • Chile ranked first for irrigated land > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
  • Pakistan ranked second for irrigated land > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
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