Table 17. Dynamics of fresh water use over the kinds of economic
activities in
Europe
,
km
3
/yr
| Water user | Assessment | Forecast | ||||||||||
| 1900 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2010 | 2025 | ||
| Population, mln |
518
|
569
|
621
|
656
|
679
|
683
|
691
|
693
|
684
|
|||
| Irrigation area, mln ha | ||||||||||||
| Agriculture |
12.1
|
35.1
|
43.8
|
83.0
|
111
|
167
|
189
|
170
|
173
|
202
|
208
|
|
|
9.01
|
27.9
|
34.2
|
62.2
|
83.8
|
126
|
145
|
135
|
140
|
162
|
171
|
||
| Public Supply |
12.1
|
27.5
|
34.6
|
39.7
|
46.6
|
57.1
|
63.7
|
66.8
|
70.1
|
75.4
|
78.3
|
|
|
2.47
|
5.34
|
6.37
|
6.88
|
7.61
|
9.84
|
10.6
|
10.6
|
10.6
|
10.8
|
11.0
|
||
| Industrial |
13.3
|
33.1
|
56.0
|
96.8
|
156
|
214
|
216
|
204
|
204
|
242
|
256
|
|
|
2.26
|
4.54
|
7.87
|
13.3
|
20.6
|
29.6
|
28.6
|
28.9
|
31.8
|
45.6
|
57.1
|
||
| Reservoirs |
0.10
|
0.30
|
2.00
|
6.50
|
10.5
|
11.4
|
13.9
|
14.4
|
15.0
|
15.8
|
17.2
|
|
| Total |
37.5
|
96.1
|
136
|
226
|
325
|
449
|
482
|
455
|
463
|
535
|
559
|
|
|
13.8
|
38.1
|
50.5
|
88.9
|
122
|
177
|
198
|
189
|
197
|
234
|
256
|
||