# Which files to download to create irrigated vs rainfed represenattion global of all croplands

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**Created:** [16 March 2026 17:43 UTC](https://forum.esa-worldcereal.org/t/which-files-to-download-to-create-irrigated-vs-rainfed-represenattion-global-of-all-croplands/84 "2026-03-16T17:43:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![mgamache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@mgamache](https://forum.esa-worldcereal.org/u/mgamache)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2026 17:43 UTC](https://forum.esa-worldcereal.org/t/which-files-to-download-to-create-irrigated-vs-rainfed-represenattion-global-of-all-croplands/84/1 "2026-03-16T17:43:22Z")

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I’m trying to view the global data in two categories: rainfed vs irrigated and I am wondering which file(s) I should use to create this simple two class visualization? Similar to this view in the demo video:

 ![Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 13.42.23](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/esa_worldcereal1/original/1X/a04df2cebdd941e7db391c59af4b43652655f06a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jeroen.degerickx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.esa-worldcereal.org/jeroen.degerickx/32/18_2.png) [@jeroen.degerickx](https://forum.esa-worldcereal.org/u/jeroen.degerickx)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2026 11:00 UTC](https://forum.esa-worldcereal.org/t/which-files-to-download-to-create-irrigated-vs-rainfed-represenattion-global-of-all-croplands/84/2 "2026-03-18T11:00:16Z")

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Hi,

In our 2021 global product suite we have seperate products for the distinction between irrigated and rainfed agriculture. Please keep in mind that this distinction is made in a **season-specific way** , meaning that for each location we have 2-3 of these irrigation products, in line with local crop seasonality.

If you look into our **[Zenodo archive](https://zenodo.org/records/7875105)**, you will find three global classification products related to irrigation:

- [WorldCereal\_2021\_tc-maize-main\_irrigation\_classification.zip](https://zenodo.org/records/7875105/files/WorldCereal_2021_tc-maize-main_irrigation_classification.zip?download=1)
- [WorldCereal\_2021\_tc-maize-second\_irrigation\_classification.zip](https://zenodo.org/records/7875105/files/WorldCereal_2021_tc-maize-second_irrigation_classification.zip?download=1)
- [WorldCereal\_2021\_tc-wintercereals\_irrigation\_classification.zip](https://zenodo.org/records/7875105/files/WorldCereal_2021_tc-wintercereals_irrigation_classification.zip?download=1)

The definition of the WorldCereal seasons is fixed per agro-ecological zone. You can find these zones [here](https://zenodo.org/records/7875105/files/WorldCereal_AEZ.geojson?download=1).

Hope this helps!