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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
1 IndiaIndia 663,340 sq km 2008
2 ChinaChina 641,410 sq km 2008
3 United StatesUnited States 230,000 sq km 2008
4 PakistanPakistan 199,900 sq km 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 189,226 sq km 2008
5 PhilippinesPhilippines 152,500 sq km 2008
6 European UnionEuropean Union 131,250 sq km 2003
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 89,726.33 sq km 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 88,906.39 sq km 2008
7 IranIran 87,000 sq km 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 74,620.91 sq km 2008
8 IndonesiaIndonesia 67,220 sq km 2008
9 MexicoMexico 64,600 sq km 2009
10 ThailandThailand 64,150 sq km 2008
11 BrazilBrazil 54,000 sq km 2011
12 TurkeyTurkey 53,400 sq km 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 51,668.33 sq km 2008
13 BangladeshBangladesh 50,500 sq km 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 48,388.83 sq km 2008
14 VietnamVietnam 46,000 sq km 2008
15 RussiaRussia 43,460 sq km 2008
16 UzbekistanUzbekistan 42,230 sq km 2008
17 ItalyItaly 39,500 sq km 2008
18 EgyptEgypt 35,300 sq km 2008
19 IraqIraq 35,250 sq km 2008
20 SpainSpain 34,700 sq km 2011
21 AfghanistanAfghanistan 31,990 sq km 2008
22 RomaniaRomania 31,570 sq km 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 29,766.06 sq km 2003
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 27,610.14 sq km 2008
23 FranceFrance 26,000 sq km 2003
24 AustraliaAustralia 25,500 sq km 2008
25 JapanJapan 25,000 sq km 2010
26 BurmaBurma 22,500 sq km 2008
27 UkraineUkraine 21,750 sq km 2010
28 KazakhstanKazakhstan 20,660 sq km 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 20,167.33 sq km 2008
29 ChileChile 19,000 sq km 2008
30 SudanSudan 18,900 sq km 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 18,164 sq km 2008
31 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 18,000 sq km 2008
32 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 17,310 sq km 2008
33 South AfricaSouth Africa 16,700 sq km 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 16,596.67 sq km 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 16,385.26 sq km 2008
=34 GreeceGreece 15,500 sq km 2008
=34 ArgentinaArgentina 15,500 sq km 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 15,427.27 sq km 2008
36 North KoreaNorth Korea 14,600 sq km 2008
37 MoroccoMorocco 14,570 sq km 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 14,533.74 sq km 2008
38 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 14,250 sq km 2010
39 SyriaSyria 13,410 sq km 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 13,038.89 sq km 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 12,094.51 sq km 2008
40 PeruPeru 11,950 sq km 2008
41 NepalNepal 11,680 sq km 2008
42 ColombiaColombia 10,870 sq km 2011
43 MadagascarMadagascar 10,860 sq km 2008
44 VenezuelaVenezuela 10,550 sq km 2008
45 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 10,196 sq km 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 9,478.84 sq km 2008
46 CubaCuba 8,700 sq km 2008
47 EcuadorEcuador 8,650 sq km 2008
48 CanadaCanada 8,550 sq km 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 8,456.16 sq km 2003
49 South KoreaSouth Korea 8,320 sq km 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 8,269 sq km 2003
50 TajikistanTajikistan 7,421 sq km 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6,969.21 sq km 2008
51 YemenYemen 6,800 sq km 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6,521.48 sq km 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 6,475.83 sq km 2008
52 New ZealandNew Zealand 6,190 sq km 2008
53 PortugalPortugal 5,840 sq km 2008
=54 AlgeriaAlgeria 5,700 sq km 2008
=54 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5,700 sq km 2008
56 GermanyGermany 4,850 sq km 2008
57 LibyaLibya 4,700 sq km 2008
58 NetherlandsNetherlands 4,600 sq km 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 4,466.82 sq km 2008
59 TunisiaTunisia 4,450 sq km 2008
60 DenmarkDenmark 4,350 sq km 2008
61 GeorgiaGeorgia 4,330 sq km 2008
62 MalaysiaMalaysia 3,800 sq km 2009
63 AlbaniaAlbania 3,650 sq km 2008
64 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3,065 sq km 2009
65 LaosLaos 3,000 sq km 2008
66 NigeriaNigeria 2,930 sq km 2008
67 EthiopiaEthiopia 2,900 sq km 2008
68 CambodiaCambodia 2,850 sq km 2008
69 ArmeniaArmenia 2,740 sq km 2008
70 MaliMali 2,360 sq km 2008
71 MoldovaMoldova 2,283 sq km 2011
72 IsraelIsrael 2,250 sq km 2008
73 UruguayUruguay 2,180 sq km 2008
=74 SomaliaSomalia 2,000 sq km 2008
=74 GuatemalaGuatemala 2,000 sq km 2008
76 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,950 sq km 2008
77 TanzaniaTanzania 1,840 sq km 2008
78 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1,740 sq km 2008
79 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,660 sq km 2008
80 SwedenSweden 1,600 sq km 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1,585.85 sq km 2008
81 ZambiaZambia 1,560 sq km 2008
=82 GuyanaGuyana 1,500 sq km 2008
=82 BoliviaBolivia 1,500 sq km 2008
84 HungaryHungary 1,400 sq km 2008
85 BelarusBelarus 1,310 sq km 2008
86 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1,280 sq km 2008
87 SenegalSenegal 1,200 sq km 2008
=88 MozambiqueMozambique 1,180 sq km 2008
=88 NorwayNorway 1,180 sq km 2008
90 AustriaAustria 1,170 sq km 2008
91 PolandPoland 1,160 sq km 2008
92 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1,080 sq km 2008
93 KenyaKenya 1,030 sq km 2008
94 BulgariaBulgaria 1,020 sq km 2008
95 HaitiHaiti 970 sq km 2009
96 GuineaGuinea 950 sq km 2008
97 United Arab EmiratesUAE 920 sq km 2010
98 LebanonLebanon 900 sq km 2008
99 SerbiaSerbia 890 sq km 2012
100 MongoliaMongolia 840 sq km 2008
101 JordanJordan 820 sq km 2008
=102 HondurasHonduras 800 sq km 2008
=102 AngolaAngola 800 sq km 2008
104 NigerNiger 740 sq km 2008
105 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 730 sq km 2008
106 FinlandFinland 685.8 sq km 2010
107 ParaguayParaguay 670 sq km 2008
108 NicaraguaNicaragua 610 sq km 2008
=109 MalawiMalawi 590 sq km 2008
=109 OmanOman 590 sq km 2008
111 SurinameSuriname 510 sq km 2008
112 SwazilandSwaziland 500 sq km 2008
113 CyprusCyprus 460 sq km 2008
=114 El SalvadorEl Salvador 450 sq km 2008
=114 MauritaniaMauritania 450 sq km 2008
116 PanamaPanama 430 sq km 2008
117 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 390 sq km 2008
118 GhanaGhana 340 sq km 2008
119 BhutanBhutan 319.1 sq km 2010
=120 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 300 sq km 2008
=120 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 300 sq km 2008
=120 ChadChad 300 sq km 2008
123 CameroonCameroon 290 sq km 2008
=124 JamaicaJamaica 250 sq km 2008
=124 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 250 sq km 2008
=124 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 250 sq km 2008
127 West BankWest Bank 240 sq km 2003
128 BeninBenin 230.4 sq km 2008
=129 BelgiumBelgium 230 sq km 2008
=129 BurundiBurundi 230 sq km 2008
131 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 220 sq km 2008
=132 MauritiusMauritius 210 sq km 2008
=132 EritreaEritrea 210 sq km 2008
134 Gaza StripGaza Strip 180 sq km 2008
135 UgandaUganda 144.2 sq km 2010
136 East TimorEast Timor 140 sq km 2012
137 QatarQatar 130 sq km 2008
138 ReunionReunion 120 sq km 2003
139 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 110 sq km 2008
=140 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 100 sq km 2008
=140 KuwaitKuwait 100 sq km 2008
=140 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 100 sq km 2008
143 RwandaRwanda 90 sq km 2008
144 NamibiaNamibia 80 sq km 2008
145 SloveniaSlovenia 76.04 sq km 2010
=146 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 70 sq km 2008
=146 TogoTogo 70 sq km 2008
=146 MartiniqueMartinique 70 sq km 2003
149 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 60 sq km 2003
=150 The GambiaThe Gambia 50 sq km 2011
=150 BarbadosBarbados 50 sq km 2008
=152 BahrainBahrain 40 sq km 2008
=152 BelizeBelize 40 sq km 2008
=152 GabonGabon 40 sq km 2008
=152 LuxembourgLuxembourg 40 sq km 1998
156 CroatiaCroatia 36.27 sq km 2010
157 MaltaMalta 32 sq km 2008
=158 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 30 sq km 2008
=158 LiberiaLiberia 30 sq km 2008
=158 FijiFiji 30 sq km 2008
=158 Cape VerdeCape Verde 30 sq km 2008
=158 LesothoLesotho 30 sq km 2008
=158 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 30 sq km 2008
164 MontenegroMontenegro 22 sq km 2012
=165 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 20 sq km 2008
=165 BotswanaBotswana 20 sq km 2008
=165 French GuianaFrench Guiana 20 sq km 2003
=165 Hong KongHong Kong 20 sq km 1998
169 GrenadaGrenada 15 sq km 2012
170 LithuaniaLithuania 13.4 sq km 2008
171 IrelandIreland 11 sq km 2003
=172 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 10 sq km 2008
=172 The BahamasThe Bahamas 10 sq km 2008
=172 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 10 sq km 2008
=172 BruneiBrunei 10 sq km 2008
=172 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 10 sq km 2008
=172 DjiboutiDjibouti 10 sq km 2008
178 LatviaLatvia 8.3 sq km 2013
179 EstoniaEstonia 4.58 sq km 2010
180 SeychellesSeychelles 3 sq km 2012
181 GuamGuam 2 sq km 2012
=182 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1.3 sq km 2012
=182 ComorosComoros 1.3 sq km 2003
=184 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1 sq km 2012
=184 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 1 sq km 2012
186 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.2 sq km 2012
187 ArubaAruba 0.01 sq km 1998
=188 Howland IslandHowland Island 0.0 2013
=188 Jan MayenJan Mayen 0.0 2012
=188 French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Antarctic+ 0.0 2012
=188 Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll 0.0 2012
=188 Spratly IslandsSpratly Islands 0.0 2012
=188 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ 0.0 2012
=188 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2012
=188 Jarvis IslandJarvis Island 0.0 2012
=188 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Isl+ 0.0 2012
=188 Wake IslandWake Island 0.0 2012
=188 Clipperton IslandClipperton 0.0 2012
=188 Isle of ManIsle of Man 0.0 2012
=188 British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean 0.0 2012
=188 Paracel IslandsParacel Islands 0.0 2012
=188 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.0 2012
=188 Midway IslandsMidway Islands 0.0 2012
=188 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2012
=188 Coral Sea IslandsCoral Sea 0.0 2012
=188 Bouvet IslandBouvet Island 0.0 2012
=188 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2003
=188 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 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.
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