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Russia

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

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                  
Popultion, mln*
119
130
138
148
147
146
143
138
Irrigation area, th.ha**
1300
1955
4994
6122
5100
4500
6200
7600
GNP, $US per capita***
      
4160
        
Water withdrawal, km3
29.8
56.6
111
111
81
73.1
110
124
Water consumption, km3
13.1
20.9
35.5
33.3
24.3
24.1
44.0
56.0
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 Russia (km3/year) by data of different authors

author
  
year
1980
1990
1991
1994
1995
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
      
77
  
FAO
withdrawal
1997
      
77.1
  
Com.FSU
withdrawal
          
86.6
WRI
withdrawal
1995
    
117
    
SWK
withdrawal
1980-1990
111
110
      

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.