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Guatemala

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


 
 
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                   
Popultion, mln*
2.969
3.964
5.246
6.917
9.197
10.621
12.221
15.827
21.668
Irrigation area, th.ha**
18
32
56
87
117
125
130
145
160
GNP, $US per capita***
    
360
1200
920
        
Water withdrawal, km3
0.28
0.47
0.93
1.92
2.07
2.5
2.71
3.21
3.9
Water consumption, km3
0.15
0.26
0.45
0.77
0.96
1.1
1.17
1.36
1.61
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 Guatemala (km3/year) by data of different authors


 
author
  
year
1970
1990
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
  
1.3
WRI
withdrawal
1991-98
0.7
  
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
  
1.3
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
  
0.7
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.