countries depending on river inflow from other countries for more than half their renewable water
|
Country |
Percentage of renewable water supplies originating outside borders* |
Years required for population to double at current rate of natural increase |
|
|
Egypt |
97% |
30.1 |
|
|
Nethlerlands |
89% |
138.6 |
|
|
Cambodia |
82% |
27.7 |
|
|
Syria |
79% |
18.2 |
|
|
Sudan |
77% |
22.4 |
|
|
Iraq |
66% |
18.7 |
*Excludes rates of migratory flows
Source: Adapted from Peter H. Gleick, "Effects of Climate Change on Shared Fresh Water Resources," in Confronting Climate Change: Risks, Implications and Responses, 1992: Population Reference Bureau, 1993 World Population Data Sheet