worldwide water scarcity
|
Country |
Internal Water Availability (cm/person/year) a |
Withdrawal as Percentage of Available Water b |
|
Canada |
109,510 |
1 |
|
Panama |
60,760 |
1 |
|
Nicaragua |
46,730 |
1 |
|
United States |
10,060 |
19 |
|
China |
2,520 |
16 |
|
India |
2,270 |
21 |
|
Peru |
1,840 |
-- |
|
Haiti |
1,500 |
-- |
|
South Africa |
1,400 |
18 |
|
Poland |
1,290 |
30 |
|
Kenya |
610 |
-- |
|
Tunisia |
490 |
53 |
|
Israel |
370 |
88 |
|
Barbados |
200 |
52 |
|
Libya |
170 |
374 |
|
Malta |
60 |
92 |
|
Egypt |
40 |
97 |
|
Source: World Resource Institute, World Resources Ð An Assessment of the Resource Base That Supports the Global Economy (New York: Basic Books, 1986), 1:67 a Internal availability excludes river flow from other countries: renewable water only.b Available water includes river inflow (renewable + net river inflow). | ||