Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Angola

Area equipped for irrigation is estimated at about 80 000 ha. The figures refer to year 1975 but are believed to be still valid [AO01]. No sub-national irrigation statistics have been available.

Irrigated areas were distributed to 11 schemes indicated on an irrigation map [AO02] and to 7 schemes derived from an inventory of irrigation schemes [AO03]. Additionally a zone along the coastline and the southern border to Namibia, in which irrigation is concentrated, was digitized from the same map and irrigated areas were assigned to cultivated areas in that zone as digitized from satellite imagery [AO04].

References

[AO01]: FAO. 2005. AQUASTAT country profile Angola. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm, 28/02/2006.
[AO02]: MINADER, FAO, PNUD, Banque mondiale, PAM. 2004. Review of agricultural sector and food security strategy and investment priority setting (TCP/ANG/ 2907) - Figure 1 of working paper n° 9: Irrigated agriculture development.
[AO03]: MINADER, FAO, PNUD, Banque mondiale, PAM. 2004. Review of agricultural sector and food security strategy and investment priority setting (TCP/ANG/ 2907) - Annex 1 of working paper n° 15.
[AO04]: Earth Satellite Corporation. 2004. Landsat GeoCover (2000/ETM+) Edition Mosaics, tiles 071-677, 071-678, 071-679, 071-680 and 071-687. Sioux Falls, USA, USGS (available at http://glcfapp.umiacs.umd.edu:8080).