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| Internal Renewable Water Resources (IRWR),1977-2001, in cubic km |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Middle East & North Africa |
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| Surface water produced internally |
97 |
374 |
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| Groundwater Recharge |
49 |
149 |
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| Overlap (shared by groundwater |
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and surface water) |
18 |
60 |
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| Total Internal Renewable Water Resources |
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(surface water + groundwater - overlap) |
128 |
518 |
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| Per capita IRWR, 2001 (cubic meters) |
1775 |
1223 |
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| Natural Renewable Water Resources |
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Total, 1977-2001 (cubic km) |
138 |
X |
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Per capita, 2002 (cubic meters per person) |
1900 |
X |
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| Annual River Flows: |
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From other countries (cubic km) |
X |
X |
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To other countries (cubic km) |
56 |
X |
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| Water Withdrawals |
| Year of Withdrawal Data |
1993 |
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| Total withdrawals (cubic km) |
70 |
X |
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| Withdrawals per capita (cubic m) |
1122 |
X |
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| Withdrawals as a percentage of Actual |
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Renewable Water Resources |
59.1 % |
X |
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| Withdrawals by Sector (as a percent of total) |
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Agriculture |
92 % |
X |
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Industry |
2 % |
X |
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Domestic |
6 % |
X |
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| Desalination (various years) |
| Desalinated water production (million m3) |
3 |
X |
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| Freshwater Fish Species, 1990s |
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Total number of species |
269 |
X |
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Number of threatened species |
7 |
X |
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| Freshwater Seafood Production |
| Freshwater Fish Catch {c}, |
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1990 (metric tons) |
41236 |
252334 |
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2000 (metric tons) |
145875 |
416938 |
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| Freshwater Aquaculture Production, |
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1987 (metric tons) |
24000 |
91697 |
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1997 (metric tons) |
27183 |
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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