This is a list of countries by irrigated land area based on The World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency . The two countries with the largest irrigated land area are China and India, which make up 21.3% and 20.6% of worldwide irrigated land area respectively. Non-sovereign territories are not ranked and are shown in italics. See also Gezira Scheme Irrigation Irrigation district Irrigation environmental impacts Irrigation management Irrigation statistics Lift irrigation schemes Paddy field Qanat Surface irrigation Tidal irrigation References External links World map of irrigated land as percentage of cultivated land(PDF) from Food and Agriculture Organization, UN, Accessed March 4, 2009 Lists of countries by economic indicator Geography-related lists Lists of countries by geography Irrigated Countries By Irrigated Land Area