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Azerbaijan

Dynamics of water use in Azerbaijan by estimates of SHI (1998)

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln*
3.83
5.12
6.12
7.13
7.56
7.99
8.85
9.86
Irrigation area, th.ha**
960
1108
1195
1423
1454
1400
1500
1600
GNP, $US per capita***      
1370
       
Water withdrawal, km3
9.8
13.3
14.2
15.5
13.3
13.0
15.8
16.6
Water consumption, km3
6.2
7.3
8.8
8.9
7.6
7.8
10.1
11.2
notes: * - Source: United Nations "Urban and Rural Areas 1950-2025, the 1995 Revision" (World Resources Institute data)
** - 1961-1993 Source: FAO FAOSTAT 95 (World Resources Institute data); 1995 – 2025 - SHI forecast

*** - Source: World Bank World Tables 1994 update (World Resources Institute data)
 
 

Water use of Azerbaijan (km3/year) by data of different authors


 



 

author   year
1980
1989
1990
1995
Gleick withdrawal 1998      
17
FAO withdrawal 1997      
16.5
Com.FSU withdrawal        
14.0
WRI withdrawal 1995  
15.8
   
SWK withdrawal 1980-1990
14.1
 
15.5
 

notes: all estimates include water use for agriculture, industrial & domestic needs;

Gleick, 1998 - The World’s Water. The Beneficial Report on Freshwater Resources 1998-1999, 1998, Peter Gleick, Washington, D.C. Covello, California.

FAO - Irrigation in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union in Figures. 1997. Rome: FAO.

WRI – World Resources Institute data, update, 1995

SWK – State Water Kadastr, 1980-1990 St.-Petersburg.: SHI.

Com.FSU – data of Comission by Countries of the Former Soviet Union.