Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Cameroon

Area equipped for irrigation is reported to be 25 654 ha. The figures refer to year 2000. Irrigated area per province as documented in the table below was assessed by calculating the sum of the command areas of irrigation projects mentioned in the AQUASTAT-country profile [CM01].

The command area and position of seven irrigation projects was derived from the FAO irrigation map for Africa [CM02]. The total area equipped for irrigation of these schemes is 17 270 ha. The outlines of five schemes larger than 1000 ha were adjusted using satellite imagery [CM03]. According to the statements in the country profile [CM01] there are about 1000 ha irrigated area close to the Lagdo reservoir. The outlines of the scheme were digitized from satellite imagery [CM03]. Cultivated land in the surrounding of Garoua and in the provinces of Littoral and Sud-Ouest representing spate irrigation areas or banana plantations was digitized as well.

References

[CM01]: FAO. 2005. AQUASTAT country profile Cameroon. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm, 28/02/2006.
[CM02]: FAO. 2006. FAO irrigation project data base for Africa. GIS-Database compiled from different sources, available at FAO, Rome, Italy (unpublished).
[CM03]: Earth Satellite Corporation. 2004. Landsat GeoCover (2000/ETM+) Edition Mosaics, tiles 071-213, 071-214, 071-227, 071-228 and 071-229. Sioux Falls, USA, USGS (available at http://glcfapp.umiacs.umd.edu:8080).

Distribution of irrigated area in Cameroon by province: