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DEFINITION:
The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | India | 663,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
2 | China | 641,410 sq km | 2008 | ||
3 | United States | 230,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
4 | Pakistan | 199,900 sq km | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 189,226 sq km | 2008 | |||
5 | Philippines | 152,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
6 | European Union | 131,250 sq km | 2003 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 89,726.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 88,906.39 sq km | 2008 | |||
7 | Iran | 87,000 sq km | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 74,620.91 sq km | 2008 | |||
8 | Indonesia | 67,220 sq km | 2008 | ||
9 | Mexico | 64,600 sq km | 2009 | ||
10 | Thailand | 64,150 sq km | 2008 | ||
11 | Brazil | 54,000 sq km | 2011 | ||
12 | Turkey | 53,400 sq km | 2012 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 51,668.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
13 | Bangladesh | 50,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 48,388.83 sq km | 2008 | |||
14 | Vietnam | 46,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
15 | Russia | 43,460 sq km | 2008 | ||
16 | Uzbekistan | 42,230 sq km | 2008 | ||
17 | Italy | 39,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
18 | Egypt | 35,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
19 | Iraq | 35,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
20 | Spain | 34,700 sq km | 2011 | ||
21 | Afghanistan | 31,990 sq km | 2008 | ||
22 | Romania | 31,570 sq km | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 29,766.06 sq km | 2003 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 27,610.14 sq km | 2008 | |||
23 | France | 26,000 sq km | 2003 | ||
24 | Australia | 25,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
25 | Japan | 25,000 sq km | 2010 | ||
26 | Burma | 22,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
27 | Ukraine | 21,750 sq km | 2010 | ||
28 | Kazakhstan | 20,660 sq km | 2010 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 20,167.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
29 | Chile | 19,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
30 | Sudan | 18,900 sq km | 2010 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 18,164 sq km | 2008 | |||
31 | Turkmenistan | 18,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
32 | Saudi Arabia | 17,310 sq km | 2008 | ||
33 | South Africa | 16,700 sq km | 2012 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 16,596.67 sq km | 2008 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 16,385.26 sq km | 2008 | |||
=34 | Greece | 15,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
=34 | Argentina | 15,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 15,427.27 sq km | 2008 | |||
36 | North Korea | 14,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
37 | Morocco | 14,570 sq km | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 14,533.74 sq km | 2008 | |||
38 | Azerbaijan | 14,250 sq km | 2010 | ||
39 | Syria | 13,410 sq km | 2010 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 13,038.89 sq km | 2008 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 12,094.51 sq km | 2008 | |||
40 | Peru | 11,950 sq km | 2008 | ||
41 | Nepal | 11,680 sq km | 2008 | ||
42 | Colombia | 10,870 sq km | 2011 | ||
43 | Madagascar | 10,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
44 | Venezuela | 10,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,196 sq km | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 9,478.84 sq km | 2008 | |||
46 | Cuba | 8,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
47 | Ecuador | 8,650 sq km | 2008 | ||
48 | Canada | 8,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 8,456.16 sq km | 2003 | |||
49 | South Korea | 8,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 8,269 sq km | 2003 | |||
50 | Tajikistan | 7,421 sq km | 2009 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 6,969.21 sq km | 2008 | |||
51 | Yemen | 6,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 6,521.48 sq km | 2008 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6,475.83 sq km | 2008 | |||
52 | New Zealand | 6,190 sq km | 2008 | ||
53 | Portugal | 5,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
=54 | Algeria | 5,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
=54 | Sri Lanka | 5,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
56 | Germany | 4,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
57 | Libya | 4,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
58 | Netherlands | 4,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 4,466.82 sq km | 2008 | |||
59 | Tunisia | 4,450 sq km | 2008 | ||
60 | Denmark | 4,350 sq km | 2008 | ||
61 | Georgia | 4,330 sq km | 2008 | ||
62 | Malaysia | 3,800 sq km | 2009 | ||
63 | Albania | 3,650 sq km | 2008 | ||
64 | Dominican Republic | 3,065 sq km | 2009 | ||
65 | Laos | 3,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
66 | Nigeria | 2,930 sq km | 2008 | ||
67 | Ethiopia | 2,900 sq km | 2008 | ||
68 | Cambodia | 2,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
69 | Armenia | 2,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
70 | Mali | 2,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
71 | Moldova | 2,283 sq km | 2011 | ||
72 | Israel | 2,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
73 | Uruguay | 2,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
=74 | Somalia | 2,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
=74 | Guatemala | 2,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
76 | United Kingdom | 1,950 sq km | 2008 | ||
77 | Tanzania | 1,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
78 | Zimbabwe | 1,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
79 | Slovakia | 1,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
80 | Sweden | 1,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1,585.85 sq km | 2008 | |||
81 | Zambia | 1,560 sq km | 2008 | ||
=82 | Guyana | 1,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
=82 | Bolivia | 1,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
84 | Hungary | 1,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
85 | Belarus | 1,310 sq km | 2008 | ||
86 | Republic of Macedonia | 1,280 sq km | 2008 | ||
87 | Senegal | 1,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
=88 | Mozambique | 1,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
=88 | Norway | 1,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
90 | Austria | 1,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
91 | Poland | 1,160 sq km | 2008 | ||
92 | Costa Rica | 1,080 sq km | 2008 | ||
93 | Kenya | 1,030 sq km | 2008 | ||
94 | Bulgaria | 1,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
95 | Haiti | 970 sq km | 2009 | ||
96 | Guinea | 950 sq km | 2008 | ||
97 | United Arab Emirates | 920 sq km | 2010 | ||
98 | Lebanon | 900 sq km | 2008 | ||
99 | Serbia | 890 sq km | 2012 | ||
100 | Mongolia | 840 sq km | 2008 | ||
101 | Jordan | 820 sq km | 2008 | ||
=102 | Honduras | 800 sq km | 2008 | ||
=102 | Angola | 800 sq km | 2008 | ||
104 | Niger | 740 sq km | 2008 | ||
105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 730 sq km | 2008 | ||
106 | Finland | 685.8 sq km | 2010 | ||
107 | Paraguay | 670 sq km | 2008 | ||
108 | Nicaragua | 610 sq km | 2008 | ||
=109 | Malawi | 590 sq km | 2008 | ||
=109 | Oman | 590 sq km | 2008 | ||
111 | Suriname | 510 sq km | 2008 | ||
112 | Swaziland | 500 sq km | 2008 | ||
113 | Cyprus | 460 sq km | 2008 | ||
=114 | El Salvador | 450 sq km | 2008 | ||
=114 | Mauritania | 450 sq km | 2008 | ||
116 | Panama | 430 sq km | 2008 | ||
117 | Czech Republic | 390 sq km | 2008 | ||
118 | Ghana | 340 sq km | 2008 | ||
119 | Bhutan | 319.1 sq km | 2010 | ||
=120 | Burkina Faso | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
=120 | Sierra Leone | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
=120 | Chad | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
123 | Cameroon | 290 sq km | 2008 | ||
=124 | Jamaica | 250 sq km | 2008 | ||
=124 | Guinea-Bissau | 250 sq km | 2008 | ||
=124 | Switzerland | 250 sq km | 2008 | ||
127 | West Bank | 240 sq km | 2003 | ||
128 | Benin | 230.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
=129 | Belgium | 230 sq km | 2008 | ||
=129 | Burundi | 230 sq km | 2008 | ||
131 | Puerto Rico | 220 sq km | 2008 | ||
=132 | Mauritius | 210 sq km | 2008 | ||
=132 | Eritrea | 210 sq km | 2008 | ||
134 | Gaza Strip | 180 sq km | 2008 | ||
135 | Uganda | 144.2 sq km | 2010 | ||
136 | East Timor | 140 sq km | 2012 | ||
137 | Qatar | 130 sq km | 2008 | ||
138 | Reunion | 120 sq km | 2003 | ||
139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 110 sq km | 2008 | ||
=140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100 sq km | 2008 | ||
=140 | Kuwait | 100 sq km | 2008 | ||
=140 | New Caledonia | 100 sq km | 2008 | ||
143 | Rwanda | 90 sq km | 2008 | ||
144 | Namibia | 80 sq km | 2008 | ||
145 | Slovenia | 76.04 sq km | 2010 | ||
=146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70 sq km | 2008 | ||
=146 | Togo | 70 sq km | 2008 | ||
=146 | Martinique | 70 sq km | 2003 | ||
149 | Guadeloupe | 60 sq km | 2003 | ||
=150 | The Gambia | 50 sq km | 2011 | ||
=150 | Barbados | 50 sq km | 2008 | ||
=152 | Bahrain | 40 sq km | 2008 | ||
=152 | Belize | 40 sq km | 2008 | ||
=152 | Gabon | 40 sq km | 2008 | ||
=152 | Luxembourg | 40 sq km | 1998 | ||
156 | Croatia | 36.27 sq km | 2010 | ||
157 | Malta | 32 sq km | 2008 | ||
=158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
=158 | Liberia | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
=158 | Fiji | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
=158 | Cape Verde | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
=158 | Lesotho | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
=158 | Saint Lucia | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
164 | Montenegro | 22 sq km | 2012 | ||
=165 | Congo, Republic of the | 20 sq km | 2008 | ||
=165 | Botswana | 20 sq km | 2008 | ||
=165 | French Guiana | 20 sq km | 2003 | ||
=165 | Hong Kong | 20 sq km | 1998 | ||
169 | Grenada | 15 sq km | 2012 | ||
170 | Lithuania | 13.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
171 | Ireland | 11 sq km | 2003 | ||
=172 | Central African Republic | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
=172 | The Bahamas | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
=172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
=172 | Brunei | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
=172 | French Polynesia | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
=172 | Djibouti | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
178 | Latvia | 8.3 sq km | 2013 | ||
179 | Estonia | 4.58 sq km | 2010 | ||
180 | Seychelles | 3 sq km | 2012 | ||
181 | Guam | 2 sq km | 2012 | ||
=182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3 sq km | 2012 | ||
=182 | Comoros | 1.3 sq km | 2003 | ||
=184 | Virgin Islands | 1 sq km | 2012 | ||
=184 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 sq km | 2012 | ||
186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2 sq km | 2012 | ||
187 | Aruba | 0.01 sq km | 1998 | ||
=188 | Howland Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=188 | Jan Mayen | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Johnston Atoll | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Spratly Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Jarvis Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Wake Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Clipperton Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Isle of Man | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Paracel Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Midway Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Marshall Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Coral Sea Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Bouvet Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=188 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
=188 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Irrigated land
- All of the top 2 countries by irrigated land are Emerging markets'.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by irrigated land are Cold countries'.
- China has ranked in the top 2 for irrigated land since 1998.
- India has ranked in the top 2 for irrigated land since 1998.
- United States has ranked in the top 3 for irrigated land since 1998.
- Pakistan has ranked in the top 4 for irrigated land since 1998.
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands has ranked third last for irrigated land since 2010.
- Philippines has ranked in the top 5 for irrigated land since 2003.
- Iran has ranked in the top 7 for irrigated land since 1998.
- Russia ranked first for irrigated land amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.
- 27 of the top 94 countries by irrigated land are European.