Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Colombia

The area equiped for irrigation in Colombia equals 900 000 ha [CO01]. The figures per province originate from two studies in the AQUASTAT-library and refer to 1992 and 1997. The irrigated area in these studies adds up to 870 000 ha and was scaled to meet the AQUASTAT country value for 1998. Areas of high irrigation density can be found in an interior valley which covers the provinces Valle del Cauca and Tolima and in the northwestern provinces. The distribution of irrigated areas within the provinces is based on different sources [CO02],[CO03],[CO04].

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

References

[CO01]: FAO. 2000. AQUASTAT country profile of Colombia. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm.
[CO02]: INAT Subdireccion de Planeacion e Informatica. 1999. Map of medium and large irrigation schemes.
[CO03]: Atlas de Colombia. 1998. "Mapa de los Distritos de Riego de la Republica de Colombia".
[CO04]: CIAT. 1997. "Distribution of rice in Latin America", http://www.gis.ciat.cgiar.org or http://www.grida.no/prog/global/cgiar/

Distribution of irrigated area in Colombia by Province: