Term:
Area equipped for power irrigation (surface water or groundwater)
Definition:
Area equipped for irrigation where pumps are used for water supply from the source to the scheme. It also includes areas where water is drained out with human- or animal-driven water lifting devices. It does NOT refer to pumping required for the technology used within the field (such as sprinkler irrigation or localized irrigation, which require pressure and thus pumping).
Domain:
Water
Source:
AQUASTAT Glossary, FAO, 2019.