Table 4.02 : Irrigated Area Under different Crops

Area in '000' hectare

Year

Aus

Aman

Boro

Wheat

Potato

Vegetables

Others

Total

1978-79

92.40

97.70

986.00

142.40

66.60

49.10

22.70

1456.90

1979-80

91.90

128.60

1008.40

172.50

64.60

40.00

63.20

1569.20

1980-81

119.70

140.40

998.60

184.80

71.40

43.50

70.60

1629.00

1981-82

113.00

184.30

1041.70

189.60

76.90

46.90

73.30

1725.70

1982-83

125.30

194.30

1139.90

193.50

73.10

50.10

71.70

1847.90

1983-84

145.00

158.80

1197.80

214.50

73.80

44.40

85.90

1920.20

1984-85

140.60

156.20

1285.30

283.30

69.80

49.20

86.40

2070.80

1985-86

164.50

190.00

1258.90

267.00

67.80

53.40

96.00

2097.60

1986-87

164.00

190.20

1363.10

253.60

68.40

57.30

92.30

2188.90

1987-88

118.70

159.80

1678.00

196.30

56.60

33.70

104.20

2347.30

1988-89

144.50

211.30

1865.20

260.50

76.60

62.60

118.70

2739.40

1989-90

141.50

213.80

2050.30

277.40

78.40

70.20

104.50

2936.10

1990-91

137.60

237.40

2127.80

282.20

81.80

73.60

86.40

3026.80

1991-92

152.80

235.50

2314.70

260.10

79.90

71.20

107.60

3221.80

1992-93

145.70

241.10

2320.10

272.20

82.40

81.10

109.80

3252.40

1993-94

132.40

262.70

2323.00

271.80

88.10

88.20

125.30

3291.50

1994-95

124.40

321.30

2391.90

283.00

95.90

89.10

122.80

3428.40

1995-96

114.80

295.60

2530.10

299.90

100.60

82.30

135.30

3558.60

1996-97

111.90

304.50

2801.90

357.50

108.60

93.20

63.60

3841.20

1997-98

120.20

203.10

2895.50

369.40

112.10

96.11

64.02

3860.43

Table. 4.03: Irrigation by Methods.

Area in '000' hectare

Year

LLP

DTW

STW

Canal

Traditional

Total

1978-79

580.50

204.10

53.20

99.70

567.30

1504.80

1979-80

621.40

180.50

55.10

122.20

589.90

1569.10

1980-81

665.80

259.50

99.20

150.30

464.20

1639.00

1981-82

704.20

323.40

202.10

163.30

332.80

1725.80

1982-83

746.50

390.10

298.70

160.30

252.40

1848.00

1983-84

666.70

415.40

303.50

134.00

400.40

1920.00

1984-85

680.50

441.20

300.40

147.50

503.10

2072.70

1985-86

608.70

358.50

534.50

163.10

432.90

2097.70

1986-87

659.60

387.50

521.20

155.50

475.20

2199.00

1987-88

527.20

432.30

868.50

115.20

404.20

2347.40

1988-89

657.70

501.90

899.10

169.70

509.00

2737.40

1989-90

657.30

428.10

1045.10

176.20

629.30

2936.00

1990-91

674.80

615.50

1131.00

172.90

432.70

3026.90

1991-92

684.70

656.00

1293.40

170.60

424.10

3228.80

1992-93

686.20

645.20

1336.20

158.80

425.80

3252.20

1993-94

627.60

641.70

1431.10

154.90

341.20

3196.50

1994-95

656.60

667.80

1542.80

159.10

371.80

3398.10

1995-96

677.50

676.80

1644.90

153.00

365.60

3517.80

1996-97

570.30

475.40

2158.70

358.60

185.60

3748.60

1997-98

621.70

464.90

2181.90

298.90

201.20

3768.60

Source: BBS & Minor Irrigation Dev. Project, DAE.

Table 4.04: Irrigated Land as Proportion to Cultivable Land in some Asian Countries

Land='000' hectare

Countries

1989

1991

1995

Cultivable Land

Irrigated Land

Percentage of Irri.Land

Cultivable Land

Irrigated Land

Percentage of Irri. Land

Cultivable Land

Irrigated Land

Percentage of Irri. Land

Bangladesh

9,482

2,737

28.87

9,137

3,027

33.13

8,700

3,200

36.78

China

96,551

45,349

46.97

96,554

47,936

49.65

95,843

49,857

52.02

India

169,485

44,853

26.46

169,700

45,800

26.99

169,700

50,100

29.52

Indonesia

31,142

4,387

14.09

22,200

8,215

37.00

30,180

4,580

15.18

Japan

4,637

2,868

61.85

4,552

2,825

62.06

4,378

2,700

61.67

Pakistan

21,020

16,890

80.35

21,140

17,000

80.42

21,600

17,200

79.63

Philippines

9,080

1,540

16.96

7,980

1,580

19.80

9,520

1,580

16.60

Thailand

20,567

4,154

20.20

23,160

4,400

19.00

20,445

5,004

24.48

Sri-Lanka

1,901

494

25.99

1,903

530

27.85

1,886

550

29.16

Source: FAO Production Year Book 1995 & 1996 Vol. 50