Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Bolivia

In 1999 the total area equipped for irrigation added up to 128 240 ha [BO01]. More then 50% of the irrigated area is concentrated in the provinces Cochabamba and La Paz in the center of the country. The irrigated area has been distributed over departementos using a inventory of irrigation projects in 1996 [BO04], [BO06] and several other maps as available in the AQUASTAT-library [BO02], [BO03], [BO05].

The distribution of irrigated area by sub-national units is listed in the table below.

References

[BO01]: FAO. 2000. AQUASTAT country profile of Bolivia. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm.
[BO02]: UNEP. "Diagnostico Ambiental del Sistema Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopo-Salar de Coipasa Bolivia-Peru".
[BO03]: Albornoz, J.S.: "La Agricultura de Riego en Bolivia, Situacion Actual y perspectivas".
[BO04]: Ministerio de Desarrollo sostenible y medio Ambiente (1996): "Situacion de los Recursos Hidricos en Bolivia", p. 120 - 128.
[BO05]: UNEP. "Diagnostico Ambiental del Sistema Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopo-Salar de Coipasa Bolivia-Peru".
[BO06]: Ministerio de Desarrollo sostenible y medio Ambiente (1996): "Situacion de los Recursos Hidricos en Bolivia".

Distribution of irrigated area in Bolivia by Department: