Irrigation & Crop Area
Irrigation Areas and Multiple Cropping
 
Irrigation & Crop Area
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Irrigation & Crop Area
Land Use
Irrigated Areas and Multiple Cropping
Irrigated Areas by type of Irrigation
Paddy under Irrigation- Annual Progress

The ratio of irrgated area to that of the net sown area has witnessed a rising trend. It increased from 18.7% in2001-02 to 19.11% in 2002-03. Similarly multiple crop irrigation has also been on the rise, attaining 30.4% in 2002-03.
Both irrigated as well as multiple crop irrigated areas have steadily enhanced annually, but have witnessed fluctuations in the percentages, due to a corresponding rise in the net sown area.
Sr. Year Net sown
area
(million-ha) 		Irrigated
area
(million-ha) 		Multiple
crop
irrigated
area
(million-ha) 		Percentage
of
irrigated
area
(%)		 Percentage
of Multiple
cropirrigated
area
(%)
1. 1988-89
8.06
1.02
0.15
12.7
14.7
2. 1989-90
8.21
1.01
0.16
12.3
15.8
3. 1990-91
8.32
1.00
0.16
12.0
16.0
4. 1991-92
8.34
1.00
0.17
12.0
17.0
5. 1992-93
8.71
1.11
0.20
12.7
18.0
6. 1993-94
8.74
1.34
0.28
15.3
20.9
7. 1994-95
8.95
1.56
0.36
17.4
23.1
8. 1995-96
9.17
1.76
0.39
19.2
22.2
9. 1996-97
9.28
1.56
0.31
16.8
19.9
10. 1997-98
9.28
1.59
0.33
17.1
20.8
11. 1998-99
9.67
1.69
0.39
17.5
23.1
12. 1999-00
10.14
1.84
0.51
18.2
27.7
13. 2000-01
10.48
1.91
0.53
18.2
27.7
14. 2001-02
10.65
2.00
0.55
18.7
27.5
15.
2002-03
10.83
2.07
0.63
19.11
30.4
The total irrigated area, including multiple irrigation, in 2002-03 stood at 2.7 million hectares. Since areas suitable for irrigation in Myanmar, approximate to about 11 million hectares, it amounts to about only 25% Nevertheless the percentages of irrigated as well as multiple crop irrigated areas have shown a steady increase.
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