**3.3.4 Agricultural water use**

The water use for irrigation in Amman Governerate from groundwater wells and springs was 22.42 MCM according to the Ministry's Water Information System (WIS).

The Department of Statistics (DOS) implemented several agricultural surveys in 2004. The surveys included the following: cultivated area of fruit trees, cultivated areas of vegetables, and cultivated areas by field crops by type of crop in Amman governorate. For cultivated area with field crops of 321,186 dunums, it was estimated that 320,712 was non-irrigated, while the remaining 475 dunums, were irrigated using surface methods (DOS, 2004).
