Table 5.12: Irrigated Land as Proportion to Cultivable Land in Some Asian Countries
								(Figures in thousand  hectare)
	Countries	1991			1997				2001
		Cultivable	Irrigated	Percentage	Cultivable	Irrigated	Percentage	Cultivable	Irrigated	Percentage
		Land	Land	of Irri. Land	Land	Land	of Irri. Land	Land	Land	of Irri. Land
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Bangladesh	9,137	3,027	33.13	8,241	3,693	44.81	8,485	4,421	52.10
	China	131,391	48,384	36.82	135,365	51,819	38.28	155,275	54,831	35.31
	India	169,340	47,430	28.01	169,850	57,000	33.56	169,900	54,800	32.25
	Indonesia	29,797	4,432	14.87	30,987	4,815	15.54	33,600	4,815	14.33
	Japan	5,204	2,825	54.29	4,295	2,701	62.89	4,794	2,626	54.78
	Pakistan	20,960	16,750	79.91	21,600	17,830	82.55	22,160	17,820	80.42
	Philippines	9,887	1,550	15.68	9,520	1,550	16.28	10,650	1,550	14.55
	Thailand	20,726	4,349	20.98	20,445	4,714	23.06	18,300	4,924	26.91
	Sri-Lanka	1,903	530	27.85	1,888	600	31.78	1,911	597	31.24
	World	1,504,117	248,724	16.54	-	-	-	1,532,090	273,052	17.82
	Source: FAO Production Year Book Vol. 52- 1998 & Vol. 53,1999 and  RAP Publication : 2003/10
	Note:
	(i)Area estimated by FAO
	(ii) Cultivable Land=Arable Land & Permanent Crop Land
	Irrigated Land as Proportion to Agricultural Land in Some Asian Counrties -2001												Percentage
													of Irri. Land
												Bangladesh	52.10
												China	35.31
												India	32.25
												Indonesia	14.33
												Japan	54.78
												Pakistan	80.42
												Philippines	14.55
												Thailand	26.91
												Sri-Lanka	31.24