The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 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 2009 edition carries it in 247 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2009 edition
247
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

2,770,980 sq km (2003)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

5,690 sq km (2003)

Angola

800 sq km (2003)

Benin

120 sq km (2003)

Botswana

10 sq km (2003)

Burkina Faso

250 sq km (2003)

Burundi

210 sq km (2003)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

30 sq km (2003)

Cameroon

260 sq km (2003)

Central African Republic

20 sq km (2003)

Chad

300 sq km (2003)

Comoros

NA

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

110 sq km (2003)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

20 sq km (2003)

Cote d'Ivoire

730 sq km (2003)

Djibouti

10 sq km (2003)

Egypt

34,220 sq km (2003)

Equatorial Guinea

NA

Eritrea

210 sq km (2003)

Swaziland now Eswatini

500 sq km (2003)

Ethiopia

2,900 sq km (2003)

Gabon

70 sq km (2003)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

20 sq km (2003)

Ghana

310 sq km (2003)

Guinea

950 sq km (2003)

Guinea-Bissau

250 sq km (2003)

Kenya

1,030 sq km (2003)

Lesotho

30 sq km (2003)

Liberia

30 sq km (2003)

Libya

4,700 sq km (2003)

Madagascar

10,860 sq km (2003)

Malawi

560 sq km (2003)

Mali

2,360 sq km (2003)

Mauritania

490 sq km (2002)

Mauritius

220 sq km (2003)

Mayotte

NA

Morocco

14,450 sq km (2003)

Mozambique

1,180 sq km (2003)

Namibia

80 sq km (2003)

Niger

730 sq km (2003)

Nigeria

2,820 sq km (2003)

Rwanda

90 sq km (2003)

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

NA

Sao Tome and Principe

100 sq km (2003)

Senegal

1,200 sq km (2003)

Seychelles

NA

Sierra Leone

300 sq km (2003)

Somalia

2,000 sq km (2003)

South Africa

14,980 sq km (2003)

Sudan

18,630 sq km (2003)

Tanzania

1,840 sq km (2003)

Togo

70 sq km (2003)

Tunisia

3,940 sq km (2003)

Uganda

90 sq km (2003)

Western Sahara

NA

Zambia

1,560 sq km (2003)

Zimbabwe

1,740 sq km (2003)

Antarctic Region

4 entries

Bouvet Island

0 sq km

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

0 sq km

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

0 sq km

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

0 sq km

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

NA

Iceland

NA

Jan Mayen

0 sq km

Svalbard

NA

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

27,200 sq km (2003)

Armenia

2,860 sq km (2003)

Azerbaijan

14,550 sq km (2003)

Bangladesh

47,250 sq km (2003)

Bhutan

400 sq km (2003)

British Indian Ocean Territory

0 sq km

China

545,960 sq km (2003)

Georgia

4,690 sq km (2003)

India

558,080 sq km (2003)

Japan

25,920 sq km (2003)

Kazakhstan

35,560 sq km (2003)

Korea, North now North Korea

14,600 sq km (2003)

Korea, South now South Korea

8,780 sq km (2003)

Kyrgyzstan

10,720 sq km (2003)

Maldives

NA

Mongolia

840 sq km (2003)

Nepal

11,700 sq km (2003)

Pakistan

182,300 sq km (2003)

Russia

46,000 sq km (2003)

Sri Lanka

7,430 sq km (2003)

Tajikistan

7,220 sq km (2003)

Turkmenistan

18,000 sq km (2003)

Uzbekistan

42,810 sq km (2003)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

NA

Antigua and Barbuda

NA

Aruba

0.01 sq km (1998 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

10 sq km (2003)

Barbados

50 sq km (2003)

Belize

30 sq km (2003)

British Virgin Islands

NA

Cayman Islands

NA

Costa Rica

1,080 sq km (2003)

Cuba

8,700 sq km (2003)

Dominica

NA

Dominican Republic

2,750 sq km (2003)

El Salvador

450 sq km (2003)

Grenada

NA

Guatemala

1,300 sq km (2003)

Haiti

920 sq km (2003)

Honduras

800 sq km (2003)

Jamaica

250 sq km (2002)

Montserrat

NA

Netherlands Antilles

NA

Nicaragua

610 sq km (2003)

Panama

430 sq km (2003)

Puerto Rico

400 sq km (2003)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

NA

Saint Lucia

30 sq km (2003)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

10 sq km (2003)

Trinidad and Tobago

40 sq km (2003)

Turks and Caicos Islands

NA

Virgin Islands

NA

Europe

48 entries

Albania

3,530 sq km (2003)

Andorra

NA

Austria

40 sq km (2003)

Belarus

1,310 sq km (2003)

Belgium

400 sq km (2003)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

30 sq km (2003)

Bulgaria

5,880 sq km (2003)

Croatia

110 sq km (2003)

Czech Republic now Czechia

240 sq km (2003)

Denmark

4,490 sq km (2003)

Estonia

40 sq km (2003)

European Union

168,050 sq km (2003 est.)

Faroe Islands

0 sq km

Finland

640 sq km (2003)

France

total:
26,190 sq km;
metropolitan France:
26,000 sq km (2003)

Germany

4,850 sq km (2003)

Gibraltar

NA

Greece

14,530 sq km (2003)

Guernsey

NA

Holy See (Vatican City)

0 sq km

Hungary

2,300 sq km (2003)

Ireland

NA

Isle of Man

0 sq km

Italy

27,500 sq km (2003)

Jersey

NA

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 (2003)

Liechtenstein

NA

Lithuania

70 sq km (2003)

Luxembourg

NA

Malta

20 sq km (2003)

Moldova

3,000 sq km (2003)

Monaco

NA

Montenegro

NA

Netherlands

5,650 sq km (2003)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

550 sq km (2003)

Norway

1,270 sq km (2003)

Poland

1,000 sq km (2003)

Portugal

6,500 sq km (2003)

Romania

30,770 sq km (2003)

San Marino

NA

Serbia

NA

Slovakia

1,830 sq km (2003)

Slovenia

30 sq km (2003)

Spain

37,800 sq km (2003)

Sweden

1,150 sq km (2003)

Switzerland

250 sq km (2003)

Ukraine

22,080 sq km (2003)

United Kingdom

1,700 sq km (2003)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

40 sq km (2003)

Cyprus

400 sq km (2003)

Gaza Strip

  • 155 sq km; (note - includes West Bank) (2003)

Iran

76,500 sq km (2003)

Iraq

35,250 sq km (2003)

Israel

1,940 sq km (2003)

Jordan

750 sq km (2003)

Kuwait

130 sq km (2003)

Lebanon

1,040 sq km (2003)

Oman

720 sq km (2003)

Qatar

130 sq km (2002)

Saudi Arabia

16,200 sq km (2003)

Syria

13,330 sq km (2003)

Turkey now Turkiye

52,150 sq km (2003)

United Arab Emirates

760 sq km (2003)

West Bank

  • 150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003)

Yemen

5,500 sq km (2003)

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

NA

Canada

7,850 sq km (2003)

Clipperton Island

0 sq km

Mexico

63,200 sq km (2003)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

NA

United States

223,850 sq km (2003)

Oceania

27 entries

American Samoa

NA

Australia

25,450 sq km (2003)

Cook Islands

NA

Coral Sea Islands

0 sq km

Fiji

30 sq km (2003)

French Polynesia

10 sq km (2003)

Guam

NA

Kiribati

NA

Marshall Islands

0 sq km

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

NA

Nauru

NA

New Caledonia

100 sq km (2003)

New Zealand

2,850 sq km (2003)

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

NA

Palau

NA

Papua New Guinea

NA

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

NA

Solomon Islands

NA

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

NA

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

NA

Wake Island

0 sq km

Wallis and Futuna

NA

South America

13 entries

Argentina

15,500 sq km (2003)

Bolivia

1,320 sq km (2003)

Brazil

29,200 sq km (2003)

Chile

19,000 sq km (2003)

Colombia

9,000 sq km (2003)

Ecuador

8,650 sq km (2003)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

1,500 sq km (2003)

Paraguay

670 sq km (2003)

Peru

12,000 sq km (2003)

Suriname

510 sq km (2003)

Uruguay

2,100 sq km (2003)

Venezuela

5,750 sq km (2003)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

0 sq km

Brunei

10 sq km (2003)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

18,700 sq km (2003)

Cambodia

2,700 sq km (2003)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

20 sq km (1998 est.)

Indonesia

45,000 sq km (2003)

Laos

1,750 sq km (2003)

Macau

NA

Malaysia

3,650 sq km (2003)

Paracel Islands

0 sq km

Philippines

15,500 sq km (2003)

Singapore

NA

Spratly Islands

0 sq km

Taiwan

NA

Thailand

49,860 sq km (2003)

Timor-Leste

1,065 sq km (2003)

Vietnam

30,000 sq km (2003)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Irrigated land”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/irrigated-land/2009.

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