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[ Comparative Statistics — Irrigated Area as Percentage of Irrigation Potential of ADB's DMCs
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| Country |
Irrigation Potential
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Area Eqqipped for Irrigation
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Area equipped for irrigation as percentage of irrigation potential
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Area Actually Irrigated
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Area actually irrigated as percentage of irrigation potential
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Year of Data
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Area
('000 hectares) [1] |
Year of Data
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Area
('000 hectares) [2] |
(%)
[4] = [2]/[1]*100 |
Year of Data
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Area actually irrigated
('000 hectares) [3] |
(%)
[5] = [3]/[1]*100 |
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| Afghanistan |
2003 a
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5,300
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3,199
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60.4
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2003 a
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2,700
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50.9
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| Armenia |
2007
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654
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1995
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286
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43.7
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1995
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173
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26.5
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| Azerbaijan |
2007
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1,720
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1995
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1,453
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84.5
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2005 b
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1,430
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83.1
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| Bangladesh |
2007
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7,553
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1995
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3,751
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49.7
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1989
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2,738
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36.3
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| Bhutan |
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1995
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39
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1995
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37
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| Cambodia |
2007
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606
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284
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46.9
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1993
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242
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39.9
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| China |
2007
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64,000
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2000
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53,820
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84.1
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1995
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44,680
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69.8
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| Cook Islands |
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| Fiji |
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1998
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3
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| Georgia |
2007
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725
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1996
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469
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64.7
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1996
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274
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37.8
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| Hongkong, China |
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| India |
2007
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113,512
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57,286
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50.5
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1989
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45,039
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39.7
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| Indonesia |
2007
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10,886
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1996
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4,428
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40.7
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| Kazakhstan |
2007
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3,768
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1993
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3,556
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94.4
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1993
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2,313
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61.4
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| Kiribati |
2007
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| Kyrgyz Republic |
2007
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2,247
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1994
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1,077
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47.9
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2005 b
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1,001
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44.5
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| Lao |
2007
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600
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296
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49.3
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1995
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149
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24.8
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| Malaysia |
2007
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414
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1994
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363
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87.7
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| Maldives |
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| Marshall Islands |
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| Micronesia, FS |
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| Mongolia |
2007
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518
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84
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16.3
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1993
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16
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3.1
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| Myanmar |
2007
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10,500
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1995
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1,555
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14.8
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1995
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1,555
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14.8
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| Nauru |
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| Nepal |
2007
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2,178
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1994
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1,134
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52.1
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2005 b
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1,168
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53.6
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| Pakistan |
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2001
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17,820
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2005 c
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18,840
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| Palau |
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| Papua New Guinea |
2007
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36
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1997
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0
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0.0
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| Philippines |
2007
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3,126
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1993
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1,550
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49.6
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1993
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1,471
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47.1
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| Republic of Korea |
2007
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1,947
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1996
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889
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45.7
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| Samoa |
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| Singapore |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| Taipe, China |
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| Tajikistan |
2007
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755
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719
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95.2
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1994
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719
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95.2
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| Thailand |
2007
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12,245
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1995
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5,004
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40.9
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| Timor-Leste |
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| Tonga |
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| Turkmenistan |
2007
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2,353
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1994
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1,744
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74.1
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1994
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1,744
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74.1
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| Tuvalu |
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| Uzbekistan |
2007
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4,915
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4,223
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85.9
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1994
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4,202
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85.5
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| Vanuatu |
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| Viet Nam |
2007
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6,000
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1994
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3,000
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50.0
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1994
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2,100
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35.0
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Sources:
FAO Aquastat (http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/dbase/index.stm)
a. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock - Afghanistan (http://www.agriculture.gov.af/english/MS.htm)
b. FAO FAOSTAT (http://faostat.fao.org/site/377/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=377)
c. Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan 2004-2005 (http://www.faorap-apcas.org/pakistan/Agriculture%20Statistics%20of%20Pakistan%202004-05/index.htm)
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