In order to provide important data for the planning and efficient use of water resources, the
present work aimed to carry out a statistical survey of economic activity, the use of water
resources and irrigation in the Lower Amazon Integration Region in the State of Pará, based on
data from the 2017 IBGE Agricultural Census. It was observed that in relation to the State of
Pará, the Lower Amazon has the predominance of economic activities in the production of
temporary crops and livestock. The State of Pará has an irrigated area of 92,474 hectares, which
represents a growth of 315.25% in relation to 2006. About 44% of the irrigated area in Pará
uses the localized irrigation system (microsprinkler) and 27% of the areas use irrigation systems
(other methods or watering), while in the Lower Amazon there is a predominance of surface
irrigation (inundation). The capture of water resources by surface sources (springs, rivers and
streams) protected by forests, followed by wells and/or conventional cisterns is common both
in the State of Pará and in the Lower Amazon. The dynamics of use and occupation of the
Lower Amazon Integration Region favors the concentration of irrigated areas and the number
of establishments with irrigation in municipalities such as Santarém. The growth of irrigated
agriculture requires that policies to regulate the use of water resources be expanded both in the
State of Pará and in the Lower Amazon, as well as that irrigation management be adopted by
producers.
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