The CIA World Factbook Edition 2005 Geography

Irrigated land In 33 editions of 36.

Irrigated land was published in 33 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1993 to 2025. The 2005 edition carries it in 264 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2005 edition
264
the first edition with it
1993
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Irrigated land” (1993 to 2025).

the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Irrigated land, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.

Entries with Irrigated land in each edition

19902000201020202025

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World

1 entry

World

2,714,320 sq km (1998 est.)

Africa

62 entries

Algeria

5,600 sq km (1998 est.)

Angola

750 sq km (1998 est.)

Bassas da India

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Benin

120 sq km (1998 est.)

Botswana

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Burkina Faso

250 sq km (1998 est.)

Burundi

740 sq km (1998 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

30 sq km (1998 est.)

Cameroon

330 sq km (1998 est.)

Central African Republic

NA sq km

Chad

200 sq km (1998 est.)

Comoros

NA sq km

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

110 sq km (1998 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

730 sq km (1998 est.)

Djibouti

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Egypt

33,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

NA sq km

Eritrea

220 sq km (1998 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

690 sq km (1998 est.)

Ethiopia

1,900 sq km (1998 est.)

Europa Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Gabon

150 sq km (1998 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Ghana

110 sq km (1998 est.)

Glorioso Islands

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Guinea

950 sq km (1998 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

170 sq km (1998 est.)

Juan de Nova Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Kenya

670 sq km (1998 est.)

Lesotho

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Liberia

30 sq km (1998 est.)

Libya

4,700 sq km (1998 est.)

Madagascar

10,900 sq km (2000 est.)

Malawi

280 sq km (1998 est.)

Mali

1,380 sq km (1998 est.)

Mauritania

490 sq km (1998 est.)

Mauritius

200 sq km (2000 est.)

Mayotte

NA sq km

Morocco

12,910 sq km (1998 est.)

Mozambique

1,070 sq km (1998 est.)

Namibia

70 sq km (1998 est.)

Niger

660 sq km (1998 est.)

Nigeria

2,330 sq km (1998 est.)

Reunion

120 sq km (1998 est.)

Rwanda

40 sq km (1998 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

NA sq km

Sao Tome and Principe

100 sq km (1998 est.)

Senegal

710 sq km (1998 est.)

Seychelles

NA sq km

Sierra Leone

290 sq km (1998 est.)

Somalia

2,000 sq km (1998 est.)

South Africa

13,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Sudan

19,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Tanzania

1,550 sq km (1998 est.)

Togo

70 sq km (1998 est.)

Tromelin Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Tunisia

3,800 sq km (1998 est.)

Uganda

90 sq km (1998 est.)

Western Sahara

NA sq km

Zambia

460 sq km (1998 est.)

Zimbabwe

1,170 sq km (1998 est.)

Antarctic Region

5 entries

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

NA sq km

Iceland

NA sq km

Jan Mayen

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Svalbard

NA sq km

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

23,860 sq km (1998 est.)

Armenia

2,870 sq km (1998 est.)

Azerbaijan

14,550 sq km (1998 est.)

Bangladesh

38,440 sq km (1998 est.)

Bhutan

400 sq km (1998 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

0 sq km (1998 est.)

China

525,800 sq km (1998 est.)

Georgia

4,700 sq km (1998 est.)

India

590,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Japan

26,790 sq km (1998 est.)

Kazakhstan

23,320 sq km (1998 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

14,600 sq km (1998 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

11,590 sq km (1998 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

10,740 sq km (1998 est.)

Maldives

NA sq km

Mongolia

840 sq km (1998 est.)

Nepal

11,350 sq km (1998 est.)

Pakistan

180,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Russia

46,630 sq km (1998 est.)

Sri Lanka

6,510 sq km (1998 est.)

Tajikistan

7,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Turkmenistan

17,500 sq km (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan

42,810 sq km (1998 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

NA

Antigua and Barbuda

NA

Aruba

0.01 sq km (1998 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

NA

Barbados

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Belize

30 sq km (1998 est.)

British Virgin Islands

NA

Cayman Islands

NA sq km

Costa Rica

1,260 sq km (1998 est.)

Cuba

870 sq km (1998 est.)

Dominica

NA sq km

Dominican Republic

2,590 sq km (1998 est.)

El Salvador

360 sq km (1998 est.)

Grenada

NA sq km

Guadeloupe

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Guatemala

1,250 sq km (1998 est.)

Haiti

750 sq km (1998 est.)

Honduras

760 sq km (1998 est.)

Jamaica

250 sq km (1998 est.)

Martinique

30 sq km (1998 est.)

Montserrat

NA sq km

Navassa Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

NA sq km

Nicaragua

880 sq km (1998 est.)

Panama

320 sq km (1998 est.)

Puerto Rico

400 sq km (1998 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

NA sq km

Saint Lucia

30 sq km (1998 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

30 sq km (1998 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

NA sq km

Virgin Islands

NA

Europe

47 entries

Albania

3,400 sq km (1998 est.)

Andorra

NA sq km

Austria

457 sq km (2000 est.)

Belarus

1,150 sq km (1998 est.)

Belgium

  • 40 sq km (includes Luxembourg) (1998 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Bulgaria

8,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Croatia

30 sq km (1998 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

240 sq km (1998 est.)

Denmark

4,760 sq km (1998 est.)

Estonia

40 sq km (1998 est.)

European Union

115,807 sq km

Faroe Islands

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Finland

640 sq km (1998 est.)

France

20,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Germany

4,850 sq km (1998 est.)

Gibraltar

NA sq km

Greece

14,220 sq km (1998 est.)

Guernsey

NA sq km

Holy See (Vatican City)

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Hungary

2,100 sq km (1998 est.)

Ireland

NA sq km

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Italy

26,980 sq km (1998 est.)

Jersey

NA sq km

Latvia

200 sq km

note: 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 (1998 est.)

Liechtenstein

NA sq km

Lithuania

90 sq km (1998 est.)

Luxembourg

  • 40 sq km (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)

Malta

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Moldova

3,070 sq km (1998 est.)

Monaco

NA sq km

Netherlands

5,650 sq km (1998 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

550 sq km (1998 est.)

Norway

1,270 sq km (1998 est.)

Poland

1,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Portugal

6,320 sq km (1998 est.)

Romania

28,800 sq km (1998 est.)

San Marino

NA sq km

Serbia and Montenegro

570 sq km

Slovakia

1,740 sq km (1998 est.)

Slovenia

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Spain

36,400 sq km (1998 est.)

Sweden

1,150 sq km (1998 est.)

Switzerland

250 sq km (1998 est.)

Ukraine

24,540 sq km (1998 est.)

United Kingdom

1,080 sq km (1998 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

50 sq km (1998 est.)

Cyprus

382 sq km (2001 est.)

Gaza Strip

120 sq km (1998 est.)

Iran

75,620 sq km (1998 est.)

Iraq

35,250 sq km (1998 est.)

Israel

1,990 sq km (1998 est.)

Jordan

750 sq km (1998 est.)

Kuwait

60 sq km (1998 est.)

Lebanon

1,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Oman

620 sq km (1998 est.)

Qatar

130 sq km (1998 est.)

Saudi Arabia

16,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Syria

12,130 sq km (1998 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

42,000 sq km (1998 est.)

United Arab Emirates

720 sq km (1998 est.)

West Bank

NA sq km

Yemen

4,900 sq km (1998 est.)

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

NA

Canada

7,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Clipperton Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Mexico

65,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

NA sq km

United States

214,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Oceania

34 entries

American Samoa

NA sq km

Australia

24,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Baker Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Cook Islands

NA

Coral Sea Islands

0 sq km

Fiji

30 sq km (1998 est.)

French Polynesia

NA sq km

Guam

NA

Howland Island

0 sq km

Jarvis Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Johnston Atoll

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Kingman Reef

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Kiribati

NA

Marshall Islands

0 sq km

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

NA

Midway Islands

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Nauru

NA

New Caledonia

160 sq km (1991)

New Zealand

2,850 sq km (1998 est.)

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

NA

Palau

NA

Palmyra Atoll

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Papua New Guinea

NA sq km

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

NA

Solomon Islands

NA

Tokelau

NA sq km

Tonga

NA

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

NA

Wake Island

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

NA sq km

South America

14 entries

Argentina

15,610 sq km (1998 est.)

Bolivia

1,280 sq km (1998 est.)

Brazil

26,560 sq km (1998 est.)

Chile

18,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Colombia

8,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Ecuador

8,650 sq km (1998 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA sq km

French Guiana

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Guyana

1,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Paraguay

670 sq km (1998 est.)

Peru

11,950 sq km (1998 est.)

Suriname

490 sq km (1998 est.)

Uruguay

1,800 sq km (1998 est.)

Venezuela

540 sq km (1998 est.)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Brunei

10 sq km (1998 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

15,920 sq km (1998 est.)

Cambodia

2,700 sq km (1998 est.)

Christmas Island

NA sq km

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA sq km

Hong Kong

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Indonesia

48,150 sq km (1998 est.)

Laos

1,640 sq km

note: rainy season irrigation - 2,169 sq km; dry season irrigation - 750 sq km (1998 est.)

Macau

NA sq km

Malaysia

3,650 sq km (1998 est.)

Paracel Islands

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Philippines

15,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Singapore

NA sq km

Spratly Islands

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Taiwan

NA sq km

Thailand

47,490 sq km (1998 est.)

East Timor now Timor-Leste

1,065 sq km (est.)

Vietnam

30,000 sq km (1998 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2005, “Irrigated land”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/irrigated-land/2005.

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