amount of localized irrigation is about 590 thousand ha in Asian countries. Iran and

Turkey have the highest proportion of this irrigation system. The other countries have

lower levels of localized irrigation. In Asian countries, the total amount of the lowlands

is close to 170 thousand ha. Kazakhstan represents large portion of this area (about 140

thousand ha). The amount of spate irrigations is about 1.5 million ha and it is totally

found in Kazakhstan and Pakistan (Figure 9.10).

Figure 9.10. Irrigation Methods in Asian Group

Source: AQUASTAT, 2013

Note: Data not available in Brunei, Maldives and Suriname

The amount of the total irrigated area is about 61 million ha in Asian Group

countries. Pakistan has the largest share with 20 million ha. The amount of irrigated

land area in Iran, Indonesia, Turkey, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan is between 4 to 9

million ha. The amount of irrigated area in other countries is relatively low compared to

the above mentioned ones (Figure 9.11).