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Brazil is the top country by localized irrigation in the world. As of 2020, localized irrigation in Brazil was 2,727.4 thousand ha that accounts for 18.69% of the world's localized irrigation. The top 5 countries (others are Spain, the United States of America, Italy, and China) account for 59.15% of it. The world's total localized irrigation was estimated at 14,590.27 thousand ha in 2020.

Localized irrigation is a system where the water is distributed under low pressure through a piped network, in a pre-determined pattern, and applied water as a small discharge to each plant or adjacent to it. There are three main categories: drip irrigation (where drip emitters are used to apply water slowly to the soil surface), spray or micro-sprinkler irrigation (where water is sprayed to the soil near individual plants or trees) and bubbler irrigation (where a small stream is applied to flood small basins or the soil adjacent to individual trees). The following other terms are also sometimes used to refer to localized irrigation: micro-irrigation, trickle irrigation, daily flow irrigation, drop-irrigation, sip irrigation, diurnal irrigation.

Localized irrigation (thousand ha)

	1990	2000	2005	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Algeria						220.00	231.67	243.33	255.00	267.30	307.00	307.00	307.00	307.00
Antigua and Barbuda		0.15	0.23	0.32	0.33	0.35	0.37	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38
Argentina			127.00	127.00	127.00	135.64	144.29	152.93	161.57	170.22	178.86	187.51	187.51	187.51
Armenia				1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Australia	129.35	173.40	188.07	179.05	176.07	173.08	170.09	167.11	164.12	161.13	168.32	172.41	146.65	114.10
Austria	1.64	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Azerbaijan		2.57	2.58	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Bahrain		0.47	0.46	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43
Benin		1.36	2.11	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86	2.86
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)					3.70	3.77	4.08	4.44	4.89	5.20	5.50	5.89	6.26	6.47
Botswana		0.28	0.34	0.45	0.47	0.49	0.51	0.53	0.59	0.69	0.74	0.74	0.74	0.74
Brazil	72.13	214.08	309.01	334.80	857.35	1,379.90	1,902.45	2,425.00	2,790.00	2,490.00	2,399.07	2,497.86	2,600.59	2,727.40
Bulgaria				3.94	3.73	3.52	3.31	3.51	3.70	3.90	3.90	3.90	3.90	3.90
Burkina Faso					0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44
Cabo Verde		0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20
Canada	8.49	6.73	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03	6.03
Chile				249.76	249.75	249.74	249.73	249.71	249.70	249.83	249.83	249.83	249.83	249.83
China				807.25	819.19	831.12	843.06	853.10	863.14	873.18	883.22	893.26	903.30	913.34
Colombia		6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04	6.04
Congo		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Costa Rica	7.72	12.08	9.39	6.69	6.15	5.61	5.08	18.05	18.05	18.05	18.05	18.05	18.05	18.05
Croatia			0.04	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.11	0.13	0.15	0.17	0.17
Cuba		17.93	15.32	12.72	21.39	30.07	30.07	30.07	30.07	30.07	30.07	30.07	30.07	30.07
Cyprus	30.77	43.40	49.91	36.28	35.60	34.93	34.25	34.28	34.30	34.33	34.33	34.33	34.33	34.33
Czechia				4.18	4.26	4.34	4.42	4.93	5.44	5.95	5.64	5.34	5.03	4.72
Ecuador	0.02	19.40	26.75	34.10	34.89	35.69	36.49	37.28	38.08	38.87	38.87	38.87	38.87	38.87
Egypt	68.45	190.64	314.63	470.00	471.30	481.20	489.66	487.58	497.34	497.73	497.73	497.73	497.73	497.73
El Salvador						1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18
Eswatini		3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.05
Ethiopia			0.01	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Finland				9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.80
France	50.95	97.26	107.40	94.25	100.56	106.87	113.18	111.96	110.75	109.53	108.32	108.32	108.32	241.00
Georgia				28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31	28.31
Germany	1.75	3.74	4.79	6.20	6.36	6.53	6.70	6.65	6.61	6.56	6.86	7.15	7.45	7.45
Grenada		0.22	0.27	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29
Guatemala			19.42	20.29	20.46	20.63	20.63	20.63	20.63	20.63	20.63	20.63	20.63	20.63
Guinea			0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16
Hungary	3.46	3.87	3.96	6.69	5.14	5.13	5.57	5.24	9.12	13.00	11.00	15.00	12.00	16.16
India	59.07	514.80	584.38	614.34	621.69	629.04	636.40	636.40	636.40	636.40	636.40	636.40	636.40	636.40
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	33.65	307.05	425.68	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34	449.34
Iraq		8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Israel	108.80	170.00	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80	168.80
Italy	67.22	355.35	509.10	539.43	552.38	565.33	578.28	715.52	852.76	990.00	1,125.71	1,217.66	1,153.39	1,153.39
Jamaica		1.92	2.19	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45
Japan	45.96	51.89	49.68	60.00	61.11	62.21	63.32	64.43	65.54	66.64	67.75	68.86	69.17	69.44
Jordan	33.92	45.81	64.97	83.10	78.28	77.63	83.92	85.21	84.00	86.43	80.08	73.73	65.15	65.15
Kazakhstan				10.80	21.15	31.50	41.85	52.20	62.55	72.90	82.85	93.64	49.70	60.40
Kenya		1.73	4.67	11.35	12.00	12.66	13.31	13.97	14.62	15.28	15.28	15.28	15.28	15.28
Kuwait		1.68	2.20	3.18	3.36	3.54	3.73	3.91	4.09	4.09	4.09	4.09	4.09	4.09
Lao People's Democratic Republic								55.58	86.20	62.11	60.93	71.75	73.16	73.16
Lebanon		12.16	20.47	28.78	24.55	20.33	16.10	11.87	7.65	7.65	7.65	7.65	7.65	7.65
Malawi	0.83	5.45	6.98	8.64	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97
Malaysia		2.07	3.70	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Mali					0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14
Malta	0.50	1.31	1.98	2.06	2.29	2.52	2.75	2.61	2.46	2.58	2.58	2.58	2.58	2.70
Mauritius		1.54	2.13	2.11	2.13	1.71	1.68	1.73	1.73	1.74	1.67	1.81	1.56	1.58
Mexico	51.02	144.11	145.41	147.54	147.96	148.38	148.81	149.23	151.22	167.39	167.49	167.03	167.07	167.09
Montenegro				1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Morocco	4.11	5.18	125.15	261.02	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20	288.20
Namibia		1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35
Netherlands	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
New Zealand	15.07	30.71	38.53	44.21	45.06	45.91	48.15	50.39	52.63	54.88	57.12	53.08	49.04	49.04
Nicaragua		0.13	0.21	0.29	0.31	2.24	4.17	6.11	8.04	9.97	11.91	11.91	11.91	11.91
Niger								0.02	0.08	0.08	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Palestine										96.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	107.00
Oman		4.28	7.11	14.95	16.52	18.09	19.66	21.23	22.80	23.50	23.80	24.10	23.87	27.23
Panama		1.55	3.19	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50
Peru		50.72	84.13	117.54	124.22	130.90	130.90	130.90	130.90	130.90	130.90	130.90	130.90	130.90
Philippines				9.97	9.74	10.08	9.76	9.92	10.06	10.78	10.97	10.97	10.97	10.97
Poland	3.50	6.25	7.50	5.89	5.67	5.46	5.24	9.74	14.24	18.74	24.44	30.14	35.84	41.55
Portugal	23.56	38.13	103.80	169.47	182.60	195.73	208.87	222.00	229.70	237.40	237.40	237.40	237.40	237.40
Puerto Rico		13.36	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04	22.04
Qatar			1.35	1.27	1.25	1.24	1.22	1.21	1.29	1.21	1.27	1.44	1.44	1.44
Republic of Moldova		4.69	10.42	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	14.79	14.59	14.59	14.59
Romania	5.00	5.09	2.14	1.11	0.94	0.78	0.61	0.68	0.75	0.82	0.89	0.89	0.89	0.89
Saint Kitts and Nevis		0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines			0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43
Saudi Arabia		142.67	216.43	308.59	327.03	345.46	363.89	382.32	400.76	400.76	400.76	400.76	400.76	400.76
Senegal	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40
Serbia								4.39	3.32	4.77	4.01	3.90	3.60	2.80
Seychelles			0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20
Slovenia				2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34	2.34
South Africa	137.03	178.00	180.38	182.75	190.24	365.00	391.25	417.50	443.74	469.99	496.24	511.16	436.67	432.32
Spain	150.50	875.81	1,273.48	1,628.71	1,658.32	1,662.85	1,707.58	1,756.14	1,792.99	1,850.87	1,418.13	1,418.13	2,032.76	1,986.54
Syrian Arab Republic		2.44	65.05	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90	110.90
Togo	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Trinidad and Tobago	0.12	0.16	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22
Tunisia	5.46	6.20	69.05	127.44	141.22	155.00	168.85	182.69	196.54	210.38	223.06	198.00	203.00	204.00
Turkey		20.41	37.10	133.13	141.57	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00
Turkmenistan		0.20	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Uganda						0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23
United Arab Emirates		148.12	162.32	79.37	73.61	67.86	62.10	56.34	50.58	44.82	45.20	42.31	46.88	46.71
United Kingdom	5.35	5.83	6.00	2.74	2.93	3.13	3.32	4.21	5.09	5.98	5.98	5.98	5.98	5.98
United States of America			1,615.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00	1,850.00
Uruguay					20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
Uzbekistan		4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51	4.51
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	21.42	29.96	38.92	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30	44.30
Yemen		0.45	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49
Zambia		4.66	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63	5.63
Zimbabwe	8.00	13.68	12.71	11.73	11.54	11.34	11.15	10.95	7.84	7.95	8.08	9.04	9.04	9.04
Estonia										0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
Luxembourg									0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Localized irrigation (thousand ha)

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