Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Land irrigated 
farms 
1,073 
770 
Farms by type of irrigation - Con. 
cuerdas 
53,361 
39,707 
water (acre-feet) 
30,829 
1,887 
Sprinkler 
297 
343 
Public system 
farms 
229 
273 
Other 
109 
107 
cuerdas 
14,675 
13,190 
Private system 
farms 
862 
510 
Major source of irrigation water for private systems: 
cuerdas 
38,686 
26,517 
Well 
530 
317 
River or stream 
131 
56 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Lake or private pond 
88 
130 
Gravity 
198 
118 
Canal 
16 
123 
Drip 
468 
202 
Other 
95 
144 
12 Puerto Rico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - PUERTO RICO DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
