Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Dominican Republic

The total area equiped for irrigation in the Dominican Republic equals 269 710 ha [DO01]. The figures per province originate from the AQUASTAT-library and refer to 1994. The irrigated area per province adds up to 253 997 ha and was scaled to meet the AQUASTAT country value for 1999. Most of the irrigated areas are located in the western part of the country, [DO02],[DO03].

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

References

[DO01]: FAO. 2000. AQUASTAT country profile of the Dominican Republic. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm.
[DO02]: CIAT. 1997. "Distribution of rice in Latin America", http://www.gis.ciat.cgiar.org or http://www.grida.no/prog/global/cgiar/
[DO03]: Organizacion de los Estados Americanos. 1969. "Reconocimiento y Evaluacion de los Recursos Naturales de la Republica Dominica".

Distribution of irrigated area in the Dominican Republic by Province: