Table 4: Irrigation potential in the river basins of Ethiopia.
|
Basin
|
Catchment Area (km2)
|
Irrigation potentials (ha) (Respective recent master plan studies) |
|||
|
Small scale |
Medium scale |
Large scale |
Total
|
||
|
Abay |
198,890.7 |
45,856 |
130,395 |
639,330 |
815,581 |
|
Tekeze |
83,475.94 |
N/A |
N/A |
83,368 |
83,368 |
|
Baro-Akobo |
76,203.12 |
N/A |
N/A |
1,019,523 |
1,019,523 |
|
Omo-Ghibe |
79,000 |
N/A |
10,028 |
57,900 |
67,928 |
|
Rift Valley |
52,739 |
N/A |
4,000 |
45,700 |
139,300 |
|
Awash |
110,439.3 |
30,556 |
24,500 |
79,065 |
134,121 |
|
Genale-Dawa |
172,133 |
1,805 |
28,415 |
1,044,500 |
1,074,720 |
|
Wabi-Shebele |
202,219.5 |
10,755 |
55,950 |
171,200 |
237,905 |
|
Danakil |
63,852.97 |
2,309 |
45,656 |
110,811 |
158,776 |
|
Ogaden |
77,121 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Ayisha |
2,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total |
1,118,074.53 |
|
|
|
3,731,222 |