Table 8.

1: Key Figures on irrigation, by NUTS 2 regions, Portugal, 2010

Holdings with: Source of water:

Region

Livestock in
LSU

Number of
holdings

Utilised
agricultural area
(ha)
on-farm ground
water

on-farm
surface water

off-farm
surface water

Total

2,205,950

305,270

3,668,150

100,190

28,690

22,830

Norte

368,380

110,840

644,030

38,120

11,830

14,420

19,220

12,380

88,300

4,400

680

70

696,640

105,090

570,000

46,240

13,120

7,310

Algarve
Centro (P)
Lisboa

92,470

7,600

87,590

3,240

350

70

Alentejo

810,280

42,200

2,152,390

7,910

1,980

410

Regio Autnoma dos Ao

205,680

13,540

120,410

230

70

Regio Autnoma da Madei

13,270

13,610

5,430

290

510

470

Source: Eurostat, FSS, 2000 and 2010.

Holdings with:
Irrigation method:

ith: Source of water:

off-farm water
from water
supply
networks

other sources

Holdings without:
Irrigation method:

Surface irrigation

Holdings with:
Irrigation method:

Sprinkler irrigation

55,320

100

97,910

207,360

37,500

27,020

30

49,060

61,780

11,180

1,840

1,960

10,430

280

11,450

50

29,490

75,600

22,380

240

890

6,720

1,480

2,060

3,890

38,310

2,010

70

90

13,460

10

12,640

12,540

1,070

160

Holdings without:
Irrigation method:

Holdings with:
Irrigation method:

Holdings without:
Irrigation method:
Average area
Volume of water used
irrigated in the
for irrigation
last 3 years

Sprinkler irrigation

Drop irrigation

(m3 per year)

(ha)

267,760

21,220

284,050

3,437,365,770

467,320

99,660

3,470

107,370

797,722,890

122,650

12,100

3,940

8,450

161,272,460

16,110

82,710

6,480

98,620

868,334,330

110,150

6,120

1,320

6,280

179,464,350

23,410

40,190

5,390

36,810

1,405,506,770

190,560

13,530

270

13,270

1,738,700

280

13,450

360

13,250

23,326,270

4,150

Total cultivated Total cultivated

Average area
area irrigated
area irrigated
irrigated in the
in the previous in the previous
last 3 years
12 months
12 months

(number of
holding)

(number of
holding)

(ha)

157,790

466,330

156,270

64,310

121,110

63,720

6,260

15,790

6,170

58,620

108,630

58,120

3,720

22,650

3,670

11,340

193,800

11,170

450

260

370

13,080

4,090

13,050