In the financial year 2019, around 1,225 gigaliters of water was used from the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia to irrigate land used for pastures and cereal crops for livestock. In the same year, around 925 gigaliters was used for the same purpose from the rest of Australia.
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Use of water for irrigation in Australia in the financial year 2019, by crop
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Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). (March 5, 2021). Use of water for irrigation in Australia in the financial year 2019, by crop (in gigaliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245084/australia-irrigation-water-use-by-crop/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). "Use of water for irrigation in Australia in the financial year 2019, by crop (in gigaliters)." Chart. March 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245084/australia-irrigation-water-use-by-crop/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). (2021). Use of water for irrigation in Australia in the financial year 2019, by crop (in gigaliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245084/australia-irrigation-water-use-by-crop/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). "Use of Water for Irrigation in Australia in The Financial Year 2019, by Crop (in Gigaliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245084/australia-irrigation-water-use-by-crop/
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