Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Congo

The area equipped for irrigation is 2000 ha [CG01]. The figures refer to year 2003. No sub-national statistics on the extent of irrigated lands have been available.

Full/partial control irrigated area is 217 ha and located near the cities of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. The remaining area equipped for irrigation is lowland sugar cane cultivation near Nkayi [CG02]. Small-scale cultivated land near Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire and large-scale agriculture near Nkayi was digitized from satellite imagery [CG03].

References

[CG01]: UNECA. 2003. Republic of Congo - National report on water resources development 2003.
[CG02]: FAO. 2005. AQUASTAT country profile Congo. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm, 28/02/2006.
[CG03]: Earth Satellite Corporation. 2004. Landsat GeoCover (2000/ETM+) Edition Mosaics, tile 071-677. Sioux Falls, USA, USGS (available at http://glcfapp.umiacs.umd.edu:8080).