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World
Irrigated Area and Irrigated Area Per Thousand People, 1961-1999
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| Year |
Irrigated
Area
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Irrigated
Area Per Thousand People
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Million
Hectares
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Hectares
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| 1961 |
139
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45.1
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| 1962 |
142
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45.2
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| 1963 |
144
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45.0
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| 1964 |
147
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44.9
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| 1965 |
150
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44.8
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| 1966 |
153
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44.9
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| 1967 |
156
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44.8
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| 1968 |
160
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44.9
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| 1969 |
164
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45.1
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| 1970 |
168
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45.3
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| 1971 |
172
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45.3
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| 1972 |
175
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45.4
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| 1973 |
180
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45.8
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| 1974 |
184
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45.8
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| 1975 |
188
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46.0
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| 1976 |
192
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46.3
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| 1977 |
196
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46.3
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| 1978 |
204
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47.4
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| 1979 |
207
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47.3
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| 1980 |
210
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47.1
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| 1981 |
213
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47.0
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| 1982 |
215
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46.7
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| 1983 |
219
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46.6
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| 1984 |
223
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46.7
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| 1985 |
225
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46.4
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| 1986 |
228
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46.1
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| 1987 |
229
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45.6
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| 1988 |
232
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45.4
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| 1989 |
238
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45.9
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| 1990 |
244
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46.2
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| 1991 |
248
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46.2
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| 1992 |
251
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46.1
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| 1993 |
256
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46.2
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| 1994 |
258
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46.0
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| 1995 |
261
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45.9
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| 1996 |
264
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45.7
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| 1997 |
267
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45.7
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| 1998 |
271
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45.8
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| 1999 |
274
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45.7
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| Source:
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "Irrigation" data collection,
FAOSTAT Statistics Database, updated 10 July 2001; population
data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base,
electronic database, Suitland, MD, updated 10 May 2000.
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