Land Use and Irrigation
See also: Irrigation in Iran and Water supply and sanitation in IranOverall, Iran's soil is not well suited for large scale agriculture. About 12 percent of the country's total land area of 1,636,000 km² is cultivated. Still, 63% of the cultivable lands have not been used, and 185,000 km² of the present farms are being used with 50 to 60% capacity.
Both irrigated and rain-fed farming are used in Iran. In 2005, some 13.05 million hectares of land was under cultivation, of which 50.45% was allocated to irrigated farming and the remaining 49.55% to rain-fed system.
| March 2001 | March 2003 | March 2005 | March 2007 | March 2008 | March 2009 | March 2010 | March 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production (Million Ton) | 65 | 80 | 87 | 97 | 92 | 70 | 91 | 99 |
| Rainfall (Millimeter) | 52 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 75 | 51 | 61 | 69 |
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