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Jamaica

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


 



 

 
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                   
Popultion, mln*
1..403
1.629
1.869
2.133
2.371
2.451
2.541
2.815
3.273
Irrigation area, th.ha**
17
22
24
33
35
37
39
43
50
GNP, $US per capita***
    
720
1220
1670
        
Water withdrawal, km3
0.22
0.35
0.63
0.91
1.23
1.2
1.33
1.55
1.78
Water consumption, km3
0.11
0.15
0.2
0.29
0.39
0.4
0.44
0.5
0.57
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 Jamaica (km3/year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
  
year
1975
1990
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
  
0.4
WRI
withdrawal
1991-98
0.32
  
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
  
0.4
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
  
0.32
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.