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Geography > Irrigated land per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3,872.6 sq km 2003
2 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2,385.13 sq km 2003
3 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2,125.59 sq km 2003
4 GuyanaGuyana 1,990.41 sq km 2003
5 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1,767.04 sq km 2003
6 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1,674.38 sq km 2003
7 RomaniaRomania 1,415.23 sq km 2003
8 IraqIraq 1,357.88 sq km 2003
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1,324.95 sq km 2003
9 GreeceGreece 1,318.09 sq km 2003
10 AustraliaAustralia 1,279.19 sq km 2003
11 PakistanPakistan 1,196.04 sq km 2003
12 ChileChile 1,187.82 sq km 2003
13 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1,176.67 sq km 2003
14 East TimorEast Timor 1,141.03 sq km 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1,122.38 sq km 2003
15 IranIran 1,116.08 sq km 2003
16 TajikistanTajikistan 1,105.73 sq km 2003
17 AlbaniaAlbania 1,089.71 sq km 2003
18 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,083.42 sq km 2003
19 SurinameSuriname 1,047.51 sq km 2003
20 ArmeniaArmenia 942.02 sq km 2003
21 SpainSpain 899.9 sq km 2003
22 LibyaLibya 866.74 sq km 2003
23 DenmarkDenmark 832.94 sq km 2003
24 MoldovaMoldova 830.37 sq km 2003
25 TurkeyTurkey 790.89 sq km 2003
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 774.27 sq km 2003
26 CubaCuba 773.61 sq km 2003
27 ThailandThailand 773.16 sq km 2003
28 United StatesUnited States 771.61 sq km 2003
29 SyriaSyria 770.59 sq km 2003
30 BulgariaBulgaria 751.58 sq km 2003
31 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 708.9 sq km 2003
32 New ZealandNew Zealand 707.69 sq km 2003
33 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 678.17 sq km 2003
34 EcuadorEcuador 651.36 sq km 2003
35 BhutanBhutan 648.95 sq km 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 646.55 sq km 2003
36 UruguayUruguay 631.5 sq km 2003
37 MadagascarMadagascar 629.74 sq km 2003
38 North KoreaNorth Korea 622.62 sq km 2003
39 PortugalPortugal 622.54 sq km 2003
40 SudanSudan 621.54 sq km 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 590.76 sq km 2003
41 MexicoMexico 584.88 sq km 2003
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 556.32 sq km 2003
42 IndiaIndia 510.23 sq km 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 500.6 sq km 2003
43 EgyptEgypt 492.85 sq km 2003
44 MoroccoMorocco 488.39 sq km 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 480.51 sq km 2003
45 ItalyItaly 477.39 sq km 2003
46 NepalNepal 477.05 sq km 2003
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 471.75 sq km 2003
47 UkraineUkraine 461.8 sq km 2003
48 SwazilandSwaziland 459.59 sq km 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 444.72 sq km 2003
49 PeruPeru 443.24 sq km 2003
50 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 443 sq km 2003
51 ChinaChina 423.75 sq km 2003
52 FranceFrance 417.72 sq km 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 416.35 sq km 2003
53 ArgentinaArgentina 408.21 sq km 2003
54 CyprusCyprus 400.74 sq km 2003
55 TunisiaTunisia 400.41 sq km 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 389.86 sq km 2003
56 Sri LankaSri Lanka 387.52 sq km 2003
57 BurmaBurma 377.19 sq km 2003
58 VietnamVietnam 372.82 sq km 2003
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 367.98 sq km 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 351.74 sq km 2003
59 NetherlandsNetherlands 348.22 sq km 2003
60 MongoliaMongolia 340.27 sq km 2003
61 SlovakiaSlovakia 340.17 sq km 2003
62 BangladeshBangladesh 339.47 sq km 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 334.96 sq km 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 326.91 sq km 2003
63 South AfricaSouth Africa 324.83 sq km 2003
64 RussiaRussia 318.12 sq km 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 314.97 sq km 2003
65 LaosLaos 311.44 sq km 2003
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 303.15 sq km 2003
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 302.11 sq km 2003
67 OmanOman 301.37 sq km 2003
68 IsraelIsrael 290 sq km 2003
69 YemenYemen 288.24 sq km 2003
70 LebanonLebanon 281.83 sq km 2003
71 NorwayNorway 278.21 sq km 2003
72 European UnionEuropean Union 266.44 sq km 2003
73 Costa RicaCosta Rica 258.92 sq km 2003
74 SomaliaSomalia 248.83 sq km 2003
75 CanadaCanada 247.82 sq km 2003
76 HungaryHungary 227.06 sq km 2003
77 United Arab EmiratesUAE 225.57 sq km 2003
78 VenezuelaVenezuela 222.89 sq km 2003
79 ColombiaColombia 214.94 sq km 2003
80 MaliMali 210.34 sq km 2003
81 CambodiaCambodia 208.75 sq km 2003
82 QatarQatar 206.43 sq km 2002
83 IndonesiaIndonesia 206.28 sq km 2003
84 JapanJapan 202.95 sq km 2003
85 PhilippinesPhilippines 187.64 sq km 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 187.27 sq km 2003
86 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 185.45 sq km 2003
87 BarbadosBarbados 184.61 sq km 2003
88 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 183.75 sq km 2003
89 South KoreaSouth Korea 183.46 sq km 2003
90 MauritiusMauritius 179.91 sq km 2003
91 AlgeriaAlgeria 172.41 sq km 2003
92 MauritaniaMauritania 170.29 sq km 2002
93 BrazilBrazil 160.66 sq km 2003
94 MalaysiaMalaysia 146.64 sq km 2003
95 BoliviaBolivia 146.39 sq km 2003
96 JordanJordan 145.24 sq km 2003
97 ZambiaZambia 143.19 sq km 2003
98 ZimbabweZimbabwe 137.3 sq km 2003
99 BelarusBelarus 133.71 sq km 2003
100 PanamaPanama 132.68 sq km 2003
101 SwedenSweden 128.37 sq km 2003
102 FinlandFinland 122.77 sq km 2003
103 HondurasHonduras 120.7 sq km 2003
104 ParaguayParaguay 117.91 sq km 2003
105 BelizeBelize 116.12 sq km 2003
106 NicaraguaNicaragua 114.71 sq km 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 114.48 sq km 2003
107 SenegalSenegal 112.43 sq km 2003
108 GuatemalaGuatemala 107.77 sq km 2003
109 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 104.55 sq km 2003
110 GuineaGuinea 103.21 sq km 2003
111 HaitiHaiti 102.27 sq km 2003
112 JamaicaJamaica 95.51 sq km 2002
113 LuxembourgLuxembourg 94.18 sq km 1998
114 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 92.29 sq km 2003
115 LatviaLatvia 86.01 sq km 2003
116 El SalvadorEl Salvador 74.63 sq km 2003
117 Cape VerdeCape Verde 64.25 sq km 2003
118 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 63.66 sq km 2003
119 KuwaitKuwait 61.43 sq km 2003
120 NigerNiger 59.57 sq km 2003
121 MozambiqueMozambique 59.38 sq km 2003
122 GermanyGermany 58.76 sq km 2003
123 GabonGabon 53.2 sq km 2003
124 AngolaAngola 51.88 sq km 2003
125 BahrainBahrain 51.81 sq km 2003
126 MaltaMalta 50.18 sq km 2003
127 TanzaniaTanzania 50.05 sq km 2003
128 EritreaEritrea 46.95 sq km 2003
129 MalawiMalawi 45.76 sq km 2003
130 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 43.17 sq km 2003
131 NamibiaNamibia 40.38 sq km 2003
132 EthiopiaEthiopia 40.28 sq km 2003
133 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 40.24 sq km 2003
134 BelgiumBelgium 38.55 sq km 2003
135 FijiFiji 36.71 sq km 2003
136 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 34.06 sq km 2003
137 ChadChad 32.22 sq km 2003
138 The BahamasThe Bahamas 31.68 sq km 2003
139 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 31.16 sq km 2003
140 KenyaKenya 30.38 sq km 2003
141 EstoniaEstonia 29.55 sq km 2003
142 BurundiBurundi 28.91 sq km 2003
143 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 28.54 sq km 2003
144 BruneiBrunei 28.28 sq km 2003
145 PolandPoland 26.17 sq km 2003
146 CroatiaCroatia 24.77 sq km 2003
147 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 23.51 sq km 2003
148 NigeriaNigeria 21.27 sq km 2003
149 LithuaniaLithuania 20.27 sq km 2003
150 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 19.75 sq km 2003
151 LesothoLesotho 15.8 sq km 2003
152 BeninBenin 15.65 sq km 2003
153 GhanaGhana 15.27 sq km 2003
154 CameroonCameroon 15.1 sq km 2003
155 SloveniaSlovenia 15.03 sq km 2003
156 The GambiaThe Gambia 14.83 sq km 2003
157 TogoTogo 13.31 sq km 2003
158 DjiboutiDjibouti 13.24 sq km 2003
159 RwandaRwanda 9.86 sq km 2003
160 LiberiaLiberia 9.6 sq km 2003
161 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 7.7 sq km 2003
162 BotswanaBotswana 5.46 sq km 2003
163 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 5.22 sq km 2003
164 AustriaAustria 4.93 sq km 2003
165 UgandaUganda 3.35 sq km 2003
166 Hong KongHong Kong 3.06 sq km 1998
167 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.16 sq km 2003
168 ArubaAruba 0.115 sq km 1998
169 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2011

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Interesting observations about Geography > Irrigated land per million

  • 75 of the top 140 countries by irrigated land per million are Hot countries.
  • Kyrgyzstan has ranked in the top 3 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
  • Guyana has ranked in the top 4 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
  • All of the bottom 2 countries by irrigated land per million are Densely populated.
  • Azerbaijan has ranked in the top 5 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
  • Kazakhstan has ranked in the top 6 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
  • Uzbekistan has ranked in the top 6 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
  • Iraq has ranked in the top 8 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
  • Australia ranked first for irrigated land per million amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2003.
  • Greece has ranked in the top 9 for irrigated land per million since 1998.
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