Countries and regions
The country profiles and regional overiews describe the state of the water resources, agricultural water use and management in 138 countries and 5 regions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. They underline the particularities in each country and region and the problems met in the development of the water resources and, in particular, irrigation. They summarize the irrigation trends and perspectives for water management in agriculture as described in the literature available. The methodology used to prepare the country profiles and the regional overviews is described in the background document below.
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Background - Purpose, methodology, data collection, processing and reliability |
The country profiles and regional overviews are based on the information available at the time they were written and will be updated every five to ten years. For the most recent reliable country data, reference is made to the AQUASTAT on-line database.
The country profiles and regional overviews are prepared in English (E), French (F), or Spanish (S).
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© FAO, NRL (2008) 
