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DEFINITION:
The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 663,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 2 | China | 641,410 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 3 | United States | 230,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Pakistan | 199,900 sq km | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 189,226 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 5 | Philippines | 152,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 6 | European Union | 131,250 sq km | 2003 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 89,726.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 88,906.39 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 7 | Iran | 87,000 sq km | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 74,620.91 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 8 | Indonesia | 67,220 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Mexico | 64,600 sq km | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Thailand | 64,150 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Brazil | 54,000 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Turkey | 53,400 sq km | 2012 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 51,668.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 13 | Bangladesh | 50,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 48,388.83 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 14 | Vietnam | 46,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Russia | 43,460 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 42,230 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Italy | 39,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Egypt | 35,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Iraq | 35,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Spain | 34,700 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Afghanistan | 31,990 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Romania | 31,570 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 29,766.06 sq km | 2003 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 27,610.14 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 23 | France | 26,000 sq km | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Australia | 25,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Japan | 25,000 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Burma | 22,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Ukraine | 21,750 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 20,660 sq km | 2010 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 20,167.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 29 | Chile | 19,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Sudan | 18,900 sq km | 2010 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 18,164 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 18,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 17,310 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 33 | South Africa | 16,700 sq km | 2012 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 16,596.67 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 16,385.26 sq km | 2008 | |||
| =34 | Greece | 15,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =34 | Argentina | 15,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 15,427.27 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 36 | North Korea | 14,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Morocco | 14,570 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 14,533.74 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 14,250 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Syria | 13,410 sq km | 2010 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 13,038.89 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 12,094.51 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 40 | Peru | 11,950 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Nepal | 11,680 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Colombia | 10,870 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Madagascar | 10,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Venezuela | 10,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,196 sq km | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 9,478.84 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Cuba | 8,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Ecuador | 8,650 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Canada | 8,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 8,456.16 sq km | 2003 | |||
| 49 | South Korea | 8,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 8,269 sq km | 2003 | |||
| 50 | Tajikistan | 7,421 sq km | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 6,969.21 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Yemen | 6,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 6,521.48 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6,475.83 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 52 | New Zealand | 6,190 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Portugal | 5,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =54 | Algeria | 5,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =54 | Sri Lanka | 5,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Germany | 4,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Libya | 4,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Netherlands | 4,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 4,466.82 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 59 | Tunisia | 4,450 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Denmark | 4,350 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Georgia | 4,330 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Malaysia | 3,800 sq km | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Albania | 3,650 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 3,065 sq km | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Laos | 3,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Nigeria | 2,930 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Ethiopia | 2,900 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Cambodia | 2,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Armenia | 2,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Mali | 2,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Moldova | 2,283 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Israel | 2,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Uruguay | 2,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =74 | Somalia | 2,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =74 | Guatemala | 2,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 76 | United Kingdom | 1,950 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Tanzania | 1,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 1,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Slovakia | 1,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Sweden | 1,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1,585.85 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 81 | Zambia | 1,560 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Guyana | 1,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Bolivia | 1,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Hungary | 1,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Belarus | 1,310 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Republic of Macedonia | 1,280 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Senegal | 1,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =88 | Mozambique | 1,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =88 | Norway | 1,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Austria | 1,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Poland | 1,160 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Costa Rica | 1,080 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Kenya | 1,030 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Bulgaria | 1,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Haiti | 970 sq km | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Guinea | 950 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 920 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 98 | Lebanon | 900 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Serbia | 890 sq km | 2012 | ||
| 100 | Mongolia | 840 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Jordan | 820 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Honduras | 800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Angola | 800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Niger | 740 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 730 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Finland | 685.8 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 107 | Paraguay | 670 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Nicaragua | 610 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Malawi | 590 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Oman | 590 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Suriname | 510 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Swaziland | 500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Cyprus | 460 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =114 | El Salvador | 450 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =114 | Mauritania | 450 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Panama | 430 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Czech Republic | 390 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Ghana | 340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Bhutan | 319.1 sq km | 2010 | ||
| =120 | Burkina Faso | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =120 | Sierra Leone | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =120 | Chad | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Cameroon | 290 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =124 | Jamaica | 250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =124 | Guinea-Bissau | 250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =124 | Switzerland | 250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 127 | West Bank | 240 sq km | 2003 | ||
| 128 | Benin | 230.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =129 | Belgium | 230 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =129 | Burundi | 230 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 220 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Mauritius | 210 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Eritrea | 210 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Gaza Strip | 180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Uganda | 144.2 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 136 | East Timor | 140 sq km | 2012 | ||
| 137 | Qatar | 130 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Reunion | 120 sq km | 2003 | ||
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 110 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Kuwait | 100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =140 | New Caledonia | 100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Rwanda | 90 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Namibia | 80 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Slovenia | 76.04 sq km | 2010 | ||
| =146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =146 | Togo | 70 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =146 | Martinique | 70 sq km | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Guadeloupe | 60 sq km | 2003 | ||
| =150 | The Gambia | 50 sq km | 2011 | ||
| =150 | Barbados | 50 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =152 | Bahrain | 40 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =152 | Belize | 40 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =152 | Gabon | 40 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =152 | Luxembourg | 40 sq km | 1998 | ||
| 156 | Croatia | 36.27 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 157 | Malta | 32 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Liberia | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Fiji | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Cape Verde | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Lesotho | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Saint Lucia | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Montenegro | 22 sq km | 2012 | ||
| =165 | Congo, Republic of the | 20 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =165 | Botswana | 20 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =165 | French Guiana | 20 sq km | 2003 | ||
| =165 | Hong Kong | 20 sq km | 1998 | ||
| 169 | Grenada | 15 sq km | 2012 | ||
| 170 | Lithuania | 13.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Ireland | 11 sq km | 2003 | ||
| =172 | Central African Republic | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =172 | The Bahamas | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =172 | Brunei | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =172 | French Polynesia | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =172 | Djibouti | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 178 | Latvia | 8.3 sq km | 2013 | ||
| 179 | Estonia | 4.58 sq km | 2010 | ||
| 180 | Seychelles | 3 sq km | 2012 | ||
| 181 | Guam | 2 sq km | 2012 | ||
| =182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3 sq km | 2012 | ||
| =182 | Comoros | 1.3 sq km | 2003 | ||
| =184 | Virgin Islands | 1 sq km | 2012 | ||
| =184 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 sq km | 2012 | ||
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2 sq km | 2012 | ||
| 187 | Aruba | 0.01 sq km | 1998 | ||
| =188 | Howland Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =188 | Jan Mayen | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Johnston Atoll | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Spratly Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Jarvis Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Wake Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Clipperton Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Isle of Man | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Paracel Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Midway Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Marshall Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Coral Sea Islands | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Bouvet Island | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
| =188 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =188 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Irrigated land
- All of the top 2 countries by irrigated land are Emerging markets'.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by irrigated land are Cold countries'.
- China has ranked in the top 2 for irrigated land since 1998.
- India has ranked in the top 2 for irrigated land since 1998.
- United States has ranked in the top 3 for irrigated land since 1998.
- Pakistan has ranked in the top 4 for irrigated land since 1998.
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands has ranked third last for irrigated land since 2010.
- Philippines has ranked in the top 5 for irrigated land since 2003.
- Iran has ranked in the top 7 for irrigated land since 1998.
- Russia ranked first for irrigated land amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.