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Field Listing :: Irrigated land |
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This entry gives the number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. |
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Irrigated land(sq km)
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Burma
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21,100 sq km (2004)
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Chile
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11,990 sq km (2003)
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China
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629,380 sq km (2006)
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Egypt
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34,220 sq km (2003)
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France
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total: 26,420 sq km 26,950 sq km
metropolitan France: 27,230 sq km (2007)
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Gaza Strip
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240 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2003)
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Hong Kong
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NA; note - included in the total for China
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India
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663,340 sq km (2008)
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Italy
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39,510 sq km (2007)
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Japan
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25,000 sq km (2010)
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Latvia
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8.3 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 (2007)
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Macau
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NA; note - included in the total for China
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Nepal
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11,680 sq km (2003)
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Spain
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34,700 sq km (2011)
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Sudan
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18,900 sq km (2010)
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Syria
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13,410 sq km (2010)
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West Bank
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240 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003)
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World
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3,096,621.45 sq km (2011 est.)
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