 In 1991, Colombia had 750,513 hectares (ha) of irrigation or 11.4% of the total agricultural area (6.6 million ha).Public investment accounts for 287,454 ha, or 38% of irrigated area, while private investment accounts for the remaining 62%.Most of the irrigated areas are located in the warm center, Magdalena and Cauca Valleys, and the northeast near Venezuela's border and along the Caribbean coast.