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"Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems -- Groundwater Withdrawals: Percent used for domestic purposes"

"Units: Percent"

,,1998,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1985,1984,1980,1975,1973,
World
"World {1}","",..,..,..,65.0,..,..,..,..,47.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,

,,1998,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1985,1984,1980,1975,1973,
Country
"Algeria","DZA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,45.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Argentina","ARG",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,10.6,..,
"Australia {2}","AUS",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,19.5,..,..,..,..,
"Austria {3}","AUT",..,..,52.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Bangladesh {4}","BGD",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,13.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Belarus {5}","BLR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,51.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Belgium","BEL",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,55.1,..,..,
"Brazil","BRA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,37.5,..,..,..,..,..,
"Canada {6}","CAN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,34.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Chad","TCD",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,29.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Cyprus {7}","CYP",12.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Denmark {8}","DNK",..,..,40.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Egypt {9}","EGY",..,..,58.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Finland {10}","FIN",..,..,64.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"France","FRA",..,..,..,56.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Gabon","GAB",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Germany {11}","DEU",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,48.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Greece","GRC",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,37.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Hungary {12}","HUN",..,..,35.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"India {13}","IND",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,9.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Iraq","IRQ",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,50.0,..,..,..,..,
"Ireland {14}","IRL",..,..,35.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Israel {15}","ISR",..,18.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Italy","ITA",..,..,..,..,..,38.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Japan {16}","JPN",..,..,29.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Jordan {17}","JOR",..,..,..,..,30.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kazakhstan {18}","KAZ",..,..,..,..,21.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kuwait {19}","KWT",..,..,..,0.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Kyrgyzstan {20}","KGZ",..,..,..,50.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Lebanon","LBN",..,..,..,..,..,..,13.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {21}","LBY",..,..,9.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Madagascar {22}","MDG",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.3,..,..,..,
"Malaysia","MYS",..,..,62.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Maldives","MDV",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,98.0,..,..,..,..,..,
"Malta","MLT",75.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mauritius {23}","MUS",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,48.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Mexico {24}","MEX",..,..,13.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Morocco {25}","MAR",16.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Netherlands {26}","NLD",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,32.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Niger","NER",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,57.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Norway","NOR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,27.3,..,..,..,..,
"Peru","PER",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,25.0,
"Philippines","PHL",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,50.0,..,..,
"Poland {27}","POL",..,..,70.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Portugal {28}","PRT",..,..,39.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Qatar {29}","QAT",..,..,..,2.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Romania {30}","ROU",..,..,..,..,61.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Saudi Arabia","SAU",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,10.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Senegal","SEN",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,24.0,..,..,..,..,
"South Africa","ZAF",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,10.6,..,..,
"Spain {31}","ESP",..,..,17.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sweden {32}","SWE",..,..,91.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Switzerland {33}","CHE",..,..,72.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Syrian Arab Rep {34}","SYR",..,..,..,..,13.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Thailand","THA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,60.0,..,..,
"Tunisia","TUN",..,..,10.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Turkey {35}","TUR",..,..,31.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Turkmenistan","TKM",..,..,..,53.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Ukraine {36}","UKR",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,30.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United Arab Emirates {37}","ARE",..,..,19.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United Kingdom {38}","GBR",..,..,51.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"United States {39}","USA",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,19.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Uzbekistan {40}","UZB",..,..,..,33.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Yugoslavia (former) {41}","",..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,49.1,

Footnotes
"1 -- World"
"World totals as reported by I.A. Shiklomanov 1997, p. 54, Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World."

"2 -- Australia"
" Domestic and industrial withdrawals have been combined."
"Sectoral data for Australia are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 2.46 km3 from 1983 as reported by Margat 1990."

"3 -- Austria"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data for Austria are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.17 km3 from 1980 as reported by Margat 1990."

"4 -- Bangladesh"
"Sectoral data for Bangladesh are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 3.4 km3 from 1979 as reported by Margat 1990."

"5 -- Belarus"
"Sectoral data Belarus are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.06 km3 from 1985 as reported by Margot 1990."

"6 -- Canada"
"Sectoral data for Canada are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.6 km3 from 1985 as reported by Margat 1990."

"7 -- Cyprus"
" Sectoral data predate other groundwater withdrawal data."

"8 -- Denmark"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.32 km3 from 1977 as reported by Margat 1990."

"9 -- Egypt"
" Sectoral data are from 1992, Margat Blue Plan."

"10 -- Finland"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of .37 km3 from 1980 as reported by Margat 1990."

"11 -- Germany"
"Sectoral data are from Margat (1990) and combine his data for both Germanys. Margat's total withdrawal data are from different dates for the two Germanys: Germany - RFA is 7.77 km3 from 1981 and Germany - ex DDR is from 1975; the combined total is 9.55 which is used to calculate the sectoral percentages. The sectoral data also are from 1981 (Germany RFA) and 1975 (Germany - ex DDR)."

"12 -- Hungary"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.6 km3 from 1972 as reported by Margat 1990."

"13 -- India"
"Sectoral data are from around 1990 as provided by Shiklomonov; total withdrawal data also are from 1990 but are from FAO, Irrigation in Asia in Figures, p. 95."

"14 -- Ireland"
"Sectoral data for Ireland are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of .17 km3 from 1980 as reported by Margat 1990."

"15 -- Israel"
" Sectoral data are from 1994, Margat Blue Plan."

"16 -- Japan"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data for Japan are from 1987 as provided by Shiklomonov 1997 based on groundwater withdrawal of 12.88 cubic km."

"17 -- Jordan"
"Groundwater withdrawal and sectoral data are estimated from a bar graph for 1993 from FAO Water Report: Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures, Rome, 1997, p. 115."

"18 -- Kazakhstan"
"Both withdrawal and sectoral data are estimated from a bar graph from FAO Report: Irrigation in the Former Soviet Union Countires in Figures, p. 116."

"19 -- Kuwait"
"Groundwater withdrawal and sectoral data are estimated from a bar graph for 1994 from FAO Water Report: Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures, Rome, 1997, p. 124."

"20 -- Kyrgyzstan"
"Kyrgystan data: FAO Irrigation in the Former Soviet Union Countries in Figures, p. 129, "In 1994, more than 0.6 km3 of water was withdrawn from groundwater."  We have entered a value of .6 but the figure may be higher; we have calculated the sectoral data from the figure in this report on page 129, using the .6 figure for total withdrawal."

"21 -- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya"
"Sectoral percentages are calculated using groundwater withdrawal of 3.81 which is an estimate provided with sectoral data for 1995 in Margat Blue Plan."

"22 -- Madagascar"
" Sectoral data for Madagascar equal .32 percent for domestic for 1984 as reported by Margat 1990."

"23 -- Mauritius"
" Sectoral data refer only to Mauritius Island only."

"24 -- Mexico"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 23.5 km3 from around 1985 as reported by Margat 1990."

"25 -- Morocco"
" Sectoral data are from 1991, Margat Blue Plan."

"26 -- Netherlands"
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.28 km3 from 1981 as reported by Margat 1990."

"27 -- Poland"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 2.0 km3 from 1980-81 as reported by Margat 1990."

"28 -- Portugal"
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 2.0 km3 from 1980 as reported by Margat 1990."

"29 -- Qatar"
" Sectoral data are estimated from a bar graph from an FAO Water Report."

"30 -- Romania"
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.18 km3 from 1975 as reported by Margat 1990."

"31 -- Spain"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."

"32 -- Sweden"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data for Sweden are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of .48 km3 from 1985 as reported by Margat 1990."

"33 -- Switzerland"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data for Switzerland are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.0 km3 from 1983 as reported by Margat 1990."

"34 -- Syrian Arab Rep"
" Sectoral data are from 1990, Margat Blue Plan."

"35 -- Turkey"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
" Sectoral data are from 1990, Margat Blue Plan."

"36 -- Ukraine"
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 4.22 km3 from 1985 as reported by Margat 1990."

"37 -- United Arab Emirates"
" Domestic and industrial withdrawals have been combined."
"Sectoral percentages for UAE are a combination of data from text and a bar graph for 1995 from FAO Water Report: Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures, Rome 1997, p. 266."

"38 -- United Kingdom"
" Data refer to 1995 or latest available year (generally from 1991, 1992, 1993, or 1994)."
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 2.38 km3 from 1975 as reported by Margat 1990."

"39 -- United States"
"Sectoral data for the U.S. are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 101.3 km3 from 1985 as reported by Margat 1990."

"40 -- Uzbekistan"
"Sectoral data for Uzbekistan are from 1994 FAO Irrigation in the Former Soviet Union Countries in Figures estimated from a bar graph, p. 217."

"41 -- Yugoslavia (former)"
"Sectoral data are calculated using a groundwater withdrawal value of 1.1 km3 from 1980 as reported by Margat 1990."

Source
"Groundwater resources and withdrawal data come from several sources: J. Margat, Les Eaux Souterraines Dans Le Monde (BRGM--Services Sol et Sous-Sol, Departement Eau, Orleans, France, December 1990); J. Margat and D. Vall^e, Water Resources and Uses in the Mediterranean Countries (Blue Plan, Sophia Antipolis, 1999); I.A. Shiklomanov, Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World (Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, 1997); Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), OECD Environmental Data Compendium 1997, (OECD, Paris, 1997); and Economic Commission for Europe, The Environment in Europe and North America (United Nations, New York, 1992). Groundwater resources and desalinization activities: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Irrigation in Africa in Figures, Water Reports No. 7 (FAO, Rome, 1995); FAO, Water Resources of the Near East Region, (FAO, Water Report, Rome, 1997); FAO, Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures, Water Reports No. 7 (FAO, Rome, 1997); FAO, Irrigation in the Former Soviet Union in Figures, Water Report No. 15 (FAO, Rome, 1997); and FAO, Irrigation in Asia in Figures, Water Reports No. 18 (FAO, Rome, 1999); and FAO, Irrigation in Latin America in Figures, Water Reports (FAO, Rome, in preparation). Population: United Nations (U.N.) Population Division, World Population Prospects, 1950--2050 (The 1998 Revision), on diskette (U.N., New York, 1998)."


Technical Notes
"Please note: EarthTrends recognizes the temporal and spatial paucity of data presented in Groundwater withdrawals: Percent used for domestic purposes. Data are based on an extensive literature survey and compilation analysis conducted by WRI in 2000. These data are therefore fairly dated and should not be considered estimates of current conditions. In addition, the technical notes are currently incomplete."
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"National and international groundwater withdrawal data are difficult to aggregate and no available source exists (that we know of) which publishes complete statistics for this type of variable. Although an update to this dataset is not likely to occur until a similar study is undertaken, EarthTrends continues to post this data in the interest of user’s who may find it informative or helpful in their research."
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"Variable Notes:"
"Estimates are typically approximate and therefore the sum of the sectoral data may not add to 100 percent. Sectoral share of withdrawals of groundwater is classified as domestic (drinking water, homes, commercial establishments, public services [e.g., hospitals], and municipal use or provision); industry (including water withdrawn to cool thermoelectric plants); and agriculture (irrigation and livestock). Totals may not add to 100 because of rounding."