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Dominican Republic

Dynamics of water use in the Dominican Republic by estimates of SHI (1998)


 



 

 
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                   
Popultion, mln*
2.353
3.232
4.423
5.697
7.134
7.856
8.535
9.760
11.222
Irrigation area, th.ha**
80
110
125
165
225
235
260
290
320
GNP, $US per capita***
    
340
1160
890
        
Water withdrawal, km3
0.96
1.39
1.76
2.87
3.75
4.19
4.73
5.52
6.49
Water consumption, km3
0.61
0.85
1.0
1.41
1.87
2.01
2.24
2.54
2.87
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 the Dominican Republic (km3/year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
  
year
1987
1990
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
  
3.2
WRI
withdrawal
1991-98
3.0
  
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
  
3.2
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
  
3.0
notes: all estimates include water use for agriculture, industrial & domestic needs;
IIASA – Kulshreshtha S.N., 1993. World Water Resources & Regional Vulnerability: impact of future changes. Luxenburg: IIASA.

WRI – World Resources (1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1994, 1996, 1997-1998) – N.Y.: Oxford Univ. Press.

WWDS – World Water Resources. Demand & Supply: 1990 to 2025., 1998. Scenarious & Issues. Colombo:IWMI.

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