Total area equipped for irrigation

(thousand hectares)

India is the top country by total area equipped for irrigation in the world. As of 2021, total area equipped for irrigation in India was 75,500 thousand hectares that accounts for 21.76% of the world's total area equipped for irrigation. The top 5 countries (others are China, the United States of America, Pakistan, and Iran) account for 59.65% of it. The world's total total area equipped for irrigation was estimated at 346,895 thousand hectares in 2021.

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What is total area equipped for irrigation?

Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation.