The digital global map of irrigation areas

October 2013
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Area equipped for irrigation The map shows area equipped for irrigation in percentage of cell area. Projection: Robinson
in percentage of land area For the majority of countries the base year of statistics is in the period Resolution: 5 arc-minutes

0 10 - 20 2000 - 2008.
< 0.1 20 - 35
0.1 - 1 35 - 50 http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationmap/index.stm
1-5 50 - 75
Stefan Siebert, Verena Henrich (Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Germany) and
5 - 10 75 - 100 Karen Frenken, Jacob Burke (Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy)
 The digital global map of irrigation areas
October 2013
Area actually
irrigated

Area irrigated with groundwater Area irrigated with surface water

Percentage of area equipped The maps show the percentage of area equipped for irrigation that is Projection: Robinson
for irrigation (AEI) actually irrigated, irrigated with groundwater or irrigated with surface Resolution: 5 arc-minutes

No AEI 60 - 70 water. For the majority of countries the base year of statistics is in the
period 2000 - 2008.
< 10 70 - 80
10 - 30 80 - 90 http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationmap/index.stm
30 - 50 90 - 100
Stefan Siebert, Verena Henrich (Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Germany) and
50 - 60 Karen Frenken, Jacob Burke (Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy)
 The digital global map of irrigation areas
October 2013

Area equipped for irrigation

Area actually irrigated

Source of irrigation water

The maps show the subnational units for which irrigation statistics Projection: Robinson
Map quality have been available (left) and the map quality marks assigned to each Resolution: 5 arc-minutes
No AEI Fair country (right) for area equipped for irrigation, area actually irrigated
Excellent Poor and the water source of irrigation. For the majority of countries the
base year of statistics is in the period 2000 - 2008.
Very good Very poor
Good http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationmap/index.stm
Stefan Siebert, Verena Henrich (Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Germany) and
Karen Frenken, Jacob Burke (Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy)