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Hydrological basins of the world
This dataset represents the world's major hydrological basins and respective sub-basins according to its hydrological characteristics. Source: WWF HydroSHEDS and Hydro1K... -
Percentage of irrigated area serviced by groundwater (Global)
This map, compiled to support the analysis of SOLAW report concerning trends and current use of water use in agriculture, shows the percentage of irrigated area supplied by... -
Irrigation areas v.5 (Global - 5 arc/min)
Global Map of Irrigation Areas - Version 5 Grid with percentage of area equipped for irrigation with a spatial resolution of 5 arc minutes or 0.083333 decimal degrees. This... -
Agricultural systems at risk: human pressure on land and water (Global - 5arc...
This map shows to which extent rainfed and irrigated agricultural systems as identified on SOLAW Map 1.3: "Major agricultural systems" suffer from land and / or water... -
Inland water bodies in Africa
Shapefile of inland water bodies in Africa. This dataset originates from the Digital Chart of the World 1:1000000, 1998. The waterbodies for Africa have been characterized (as... -
Major agricultural systems (Global)
This map builds upon work done by Dixon (Dixon et al., 2001) in an attempt to propose a general classification of major farming systems. Based on a combination of global... -
Hydrological Basins of the World Code list
Code lists for major hydrological basins and respective sub-basins. The original data was obtained by delineating drainage basin boundaries from hydrologically corrected... -
Major hydrological basins of the world
This dataset was obtained by delineating drainage basin boundaries from hydrologically corrected elevation data (HydroSHEDS and Hydro1K). Input data resolution is 15 arc-seconds... -
Hydrological basins in Africa
This dataset divides the African continent in major hydrological basins and their sub-basins according to its hydrological characteristics. It was obtained by delineating... -
Reference evapotranspiration (Global - Mean Yearly - ~19km)
Grid with estimated yearly reference evapotranspiration with a spatial resolution of 10 arc minutes. The dataset contains average values for global land areas, excluding... -
Wet days frequency (Global - Mean Monthly - ~10km)
Grid with average wet days frequency (rain days per month) for the period 1961-1990. This dataset is constructed from observations, backed with synthetic data derived from... -
Reference evapotranspiration (Global - Mean Monthly - ~19km)
Grid with estimated reference evapotranspiration per month with a spatial resolution of 10 arc minutes. The dataset contains mean monthly values for global land areas, excluding... -
Distribution of physical water scarcity by major hydrological basin (Global)
This map provides a representation of levels of water scarcity by major hydrological basin, expressed in terms of the ratio between irrigation water that is consumed by plants... -
Rivers of Africa
The rivers of Africa dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage... -
Geo-referenced database of dams (Middle East)
Geo-referenced point database on dams in the Middle East. Supplemental Information: This dataset is described extensively on the website... -
Rivers of Central America
The rivers of Central America dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the... -
Hydrological basins in Australia and New Zealand
This dataset divides the Australian continent in major hydrological basins and their sub-basins according to its hydrological characteristics. It was obtained by delineating... -
Geo-referenced database of dams (Southern Eastern Asia)
Geo-referenced point database on dams in Southern Eastern Asia. Supplemental Information: This dataset is described extensively on the website... -
Percentage of area equipped for irrigation (Global)
This map shows the extent of land area equipped for irrigation -expressed as percentage- around the turn of the 20th century according to the Global Map of Irrigation Areas... -
Hydrological basins in Near East
This dataset divides the Near East in major hydrological basins and their sub-basins according to its hydrological characteristics. It was obtained by delineating drainage basin...