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Table 12 Dynamics of water consumption by continents and natural - economic regions of the world in km3/year
 
Number of
Continent. region
A s s e s s m e n t
F o r e c a s t
region
  
1900
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
 
Europe
13.8
38.1
50.5
88.9
122
177
198
189
197
234
256
1
 Northern
0.22
0.40
0.49
0.94
1.57
2.29
2.69
2.92
3.23
3.57
3.93
2
 Western & Central
2.91
8.67
15.1
22.1
27.9
33.0
37.3
40.8
44.2
48.7
51.7
3
 Southern
7.10
22.3
27.9
51.7
65.2
86.6
101
107
112
117
117
4
 North of the European part of FSU
0.11
0.21
0.24
0.42
0.58
2.02
2.20
1.90
1.90
3.30
5.00
5
 South of the European part of FSU
3.50
6.50
6.70
13.8
27.2
52.7
54.7
37.2
35.6
62.1
77.8
 
North America
29.2
83.8
104
138
181
221
221
237
243
255
269
6
 Northern
0.50
1.60
2.30
3.30
4.80
7.90
10.3
11.0
11.5
13.4
15.3
7
 Central
19.9
68.0
86.6
109
143
163
154
163
166
171
177
8
 Southern
8.80
14.2
14.8
25.7
33.6
50.2
57.1
63.0
65.2
71.1
76.9
 
Africa
27.5
32.9
37.8
61.3
87.0
124
150
160
170
191
220
9
 Northern
25.1
28.1
30.2
48.5
60.3
71.7
76.7
79.8
82.2
89.4
97.2
10
 Southern
1.18
2.79
4.04
5.89
9.85
15.93
19.19
20.22
21.31
24.24
30.77
11
 Eastern
0.62
1.20
2.23
4.50
10.1
20.4
34.8
38.6
42.3
50.2
56.3
12
 Western
0.54
0.81
1.22
2.24
6.26
15.1
17.9
19.9
21.9
25.1
32.3
13
 Central
0.02
0.05
0.09
0.13
0.46
1.13
1.42
1.61
1.81
2.29
3.48
 
Asia
249
437
540
751
890
1084
1315
1381
1458
1593
1876
14
 North China and Mongolia
21.2
37.6
56.4
97.0
101
118
125
143
158
169
187
15
 Southern
120
215
249
296
360
459
588
611
635
689
856
16
 Western
29.2
46.4
60.8
91.6
107
123
171
184
198
218
248
17
 South-East
57.9
94.6
128
211
241
262
291
319
346
369
421
18
 Central Asia and Kazakhstan
17.2
34.7
36.7
43.1
60.9
97.4
112
102
98.7
119
132
19
 Siberia and Far East of Russia
0.26
1.10
1.32
2.81
7.87
11.0
11.7
10.5
10.3
12.6
15.0
20
 Transcaucasia
3.08
7.05
7.08
9.99
12.2
14.1
14.9
12.8
12.5
16.6
18.7
 
South America
10.8
22.3
31.7
39.6
51.1
66.7
81.9
89.4
96.0
106
120
21
 Northern
0.82
2.12
3.20
4.59
6.69
9.08
11.1
12.1
13.3
14.7
16.8
22
 Eastern
0.43
0.79
1.10
3.18
6.44
12.8
21.3
25.4
28.5
31.6
36.4
23
 Western
6.90
14.9
18.7
19.4
20.9
22.8
24.5
25.3
26.1
28.2
32.3
24
 Central
2.60
4.49
8.71
12.4
17.1
22.1
25.0
26.6
28.1
31.1
35.0
 
Australia and Oceania
0.58
3.30
5.04
7.16
10.3
12.7
16.4
17.5
18.7
20.4
22.3
25
 Australia
0.58
3.21
4.89
6.84
9.75
11.4
14.5
15.4
16.4
18.0
19.7
26
 Oceania
0
0.09
0.15
0.32
0.53
1.30
1.90
2.09
2.28
2.47
2.64
 
 

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