4618.0 - Water Use on Australian Farms, 2010-11

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/06/2012

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Contents Summary Agricultural Water Use Irrigation Activity by State and Territory Irrigation Activity by Murray-Darling Basin Irrigation Activity by Commodity Sources of Agricultural Water About this Release History of Changes Irrigated land in Australia increases to 5 year high (Media Release)	IRRIGATION ACTIVITY BY COMMODITY In 2010-11, the largest area of irrigated land in Australia was pasture for grazing, which accounted for 538,000 hectares, or 27% of the total area irrigated. The largest volume of irrigation water was applied to cotton, which used 1,882 gigalitres, or 28% of the national irrigation total for the year (6,645 gigalitres). In the Murray-Darling Basin, cotton accounted for the largest area of irrigated land, with 332,000 hectares, or 28% of the total irrigated land in the Murray-Darling Basin. Cotton also used the largest volume of irrigation water in the Murray-Darling Basin, with 1,789 gigalitres being applied, which represented nearly 40% of all irrigation water used in 2010-11. The commodity with the highest irrigation application rate in 2010-11 was rice, which used 10.1ML/ha in the Murray- Darling Basin and nationally. Annotation(s): MDB=Murray-Darling Basin Source(s): Water Use on Australian Farms (cat. no. 4618.0) Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.