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AQUASTAT Database

Entry ID: Aquastat

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Summary

Abstract: AQUASTAT is FAO's global information system of water and agriculture
developed by the Land and Water Development Division of FAO. The
AQUASTAT database provides information on water and agriculture by
countries organized by categories.

The objective of AQUASTAT is to provide users with comprehensive
information on the state of agricultural water management across the
world, with emphasis on ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: AQUASTAT home page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 80.0

S: 12.0

E: 60.0

W: 20.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, Water Resources Development and Management Service

Dataset Title: AQUASTAT database

Dataset Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/dbases/index.stm

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-01-01

Stop Date: 1999-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > WATER MANAGEMENT

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

ECONOMY

ENVIRONMENT

Quality The accuracy and reliability of the information vary greatly between
regions, countries and categories of information, as does the year in
which the information was gathered. These considerations are
discussed in the country profiles.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

water

agriculture

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Water Resources, Management and Development Service, Land and Water Development Division,Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations

Data Center URL: http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/
Dataset ID: aquastat

Data Center Personnel
Name: FAO PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE Phone: +39 06 570 54243 Fax: +39 06 570 56167 Email: FAO-HQ at fao.org Contact Address: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla City: Rome Postal Code: 00100 Country: ITALY

Personnel

FAO PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +39 06 570 54243

Fax: +39 06 570 56167

Email: FAO-HQ at fao.org

Contact Address:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

City: Rome

Postal Code: 00100

Country: ITALY

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

FAO Water Report 7 "Irrigation in Africa in Figures, 1994-1994"; FAO
Water Report 9 "Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures,
1995-1996"; FAO Water Report 15 "Irrigation in the Countries of the
Former Soviet Union in Figures, 1997; Countries of Asia not included in
the two previous reports on the Near East (Water Report 9) and on the former
Soviet Union (Water Report 15). Water Report 20 is the most recent and
came out in 2000. It covers the Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Extended Metadata Properties

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-11-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12

Future DIF Review Date: 2002-11-30

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