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| Internal Renewable Water Resources (IRWR),1977-2001, in cubic km |
Algeria |
Middle East & North Africa |
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| Surface water produced internally |
13 |
374 |
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| Groundwater Recharge |
2 |
149 |
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| Overlap (shared by groundwater |
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and surface water) |
1 |
60 |
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| Total Internal Renewable Water Resources |
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(surface water + groundwater - overlap) |
14 |
518 |
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| Per capita IRWR, 2001 (cubic meters) |
443 |
1223 |
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| Natural Renewable Water Resources |
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Total, 1977-2001 (cubic km) |
14 |
X |
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Per capita, 2002 (cubic meters per person) |
460 |
X |
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| Annual River Flows: |
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From other countries (cubic km) |
0 |
X |
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To other countries (cubic km) |
0 |
X |
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| Water Withdrawals |
| Year of Withdrawal Data |
1995 |
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| Total withdrawals (cubic km) |
5 |
X |
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| Withdrawals per capita (cubic m) |
181 |
X |
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| Withdrawals as a percentage of Actual |
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Renewable Water Resources |
39.3 % |
X |
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| Withdrawals by Sector (as a percent of total) |
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Agriculture |
52 % |
X |
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Industry |
14 % |
X |
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Domestic |
34 % |
X |
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| Desalination (various years) |
| Desalinated water production (million m3) |
64 |
X |
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| Freshwater Fish Species, 1990s |
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Total number of species |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species |
1 |
X |
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| Freshwater Seafood Production |
| Freshwater Fish Catch {c}, |
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1990 (metric tons) |
0 |
252334 |
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2000 (metric tons) |
0 |
416938 |
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| Freshwater Aquaculture Production, |
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1987 (metric tons) |
64 |
91697 |
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1997 (metric tons) |
244 |
105964 |
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| Other Resources: |
| Water and Food Security Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: |
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| Footnotes: |
| a. | Totals may exceed 100 percent due to groundwater drawdowns, withdrawals from river inflows, and the operation of desalinization plants |
| b. | World and regional totals are reported by I.A. Shiklomanov. |
| c. | Freshwater fish production data refer to freshwater fish caught or cultivated for commercial, industrial, and subsistence use (catches from recreational activities are included where available). |
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