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Chart of Amount of Irrigated Agricultural Land in the World

Amount of Irrigated Agricultural Land in the World

2005 version of this chart

Sources

UN FAO Aquastat; fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/irrigationdrainage/index.stm

Tags: food, agriculture, irrigation, water use, amount of irrigated agricultural land in the world, fresh-water

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