Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Gabon

The area equipped for irrigation is 4450 ha [GA01]. The figures refer to year 1987. However, the figures were confirmed by a recently published report [GA02]. No sub-national statistics on the extent of irrigated lands have been available.

The locations of four irrigation areas were derived from the FAO-map of irrigated areas in Africa [GA03]. The irrigation schemes were then digitized by using satellite imagery [GA04].

References

[GA01]: FAO. 2005. AQUASTAT country profile Gabon, FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm, 28/02/2006.
[GA02]: FAO. 2004. République du Gabon. Suivi du Sommet mondial de l’alimentation: Cinq ans après. Note sur la stratégie pour le développement agricole national - Horizon 2015.
[GA03]: FAO. 2006. FAO irrigation project data base for Africa. GIS-Database compiled from different sources, available at FAO, Rome, Italy (unpublished).
[GA04]: Earth Satellite Corporation. 2004. Landsat GeoCover (2000/ETM+) Edition Mosaics, tiles 071-213, 071-227, 071-673 and 071-677. Sioux Falls, USA, USGS (available at http://glcfapp.umiacs.umd.edu:8080/esdi/index.jsp).