Surface irrigation

116.56 (thousand ha) in 2020

United Kingdom surface irrigation was at level of 116.56 thousand ha in 2020, unchanged from the previous year.

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Surface irrigation systems are based on the principle of moving water over the land by simple gravity in order to moisten the soil. They can be subdivided into furrow, borderstrip and basin irrigation (including submersion irrigation of rice). Manual irrigation using buckets or watering cans are also included. Surface irrigation does NOT refer to the method of transporting the water from the source up to the field, which may be done by gravity or by pumping.

Date Value Change, %
2020 116.56 0.00%
2019 116.56 0.00%
2018 116.56 0.00%
2017 116.56 0.00%
2016 116.56 17.38%
2015 99.30 21.04%
2014 82.04 26.64%
2013 64.78 6.22%
2012 60.99 6.63%
2011 57.20 7.10%
2010 53.40 -13.09%
2009 61.45