Table I.2. Some characteristic data with respect to agriculture and water management for the three types of countries
|
Region |
Total geographical area |
Arable and permament crop area (APC) |
Without a water management system |
Irrigated area |
Drained area |
Percentage of APC to geographical. area |
% without a water management system |
% of irrigated area to apc |
% of drained area to apc |
|
unit |
(Mha) |
(Mha) |
(Mha) |
(Mha) |
(Mha) |
(%) |
|
(%) |
(%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed countries |
3,186 |
375 |
238 |
44 |
93 |
11.8 |
63.7 |
11.7 |
24.7 |
|
Emerging countries |
8,046 |
996 |
699 |
216 |
81 |
12.4 |
70.2 |
21.7 |
8.1 |
|
Least developed countries |
2,079 |
140 |
120 |
16 |
4 |
6.8 |
85.7 |
11.3 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asia |
3,177 |
558 |
311 |
193 |
54 |
17.6 |
55.7 |
34.7 |
9.7 |
|
Africa |
3,032 |
213 |
196 |
13 |
4 |
7.0 |
92.0 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
|
Europe |
2,299 |
297 |
220 |
24 |
53 |
12.9 |
74.1 |
8.2 |
17.7 |
|
Americas |
3,997 |
390 |
283 |
42 |
65 |
9.8 |
72.7 |
10.7 |
16.6 |
|
Oceania |
806 |
53 |
48 |
3 |
2 |
6.5 |
90.5 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
13,311 |
1,511 |
1058 |
275 |
178 |
11.4 |
70.0 |
18.2 |
11.8 |