Table 17 Dynamics of fresh water use over the kinds of economic activities
in
Asia,
km
3
/yr
|
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|
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| 1900 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2010 | 2025 | ||
| Population, mln |
1504
|
1763
|
2102
|
2646
|
3229
|
3498
|
3762
|
4291
|
4906
|
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| Irrigation area, mln ha | ||||||||||||
| Agriculture |
405
|
652
|
787
|
1061
|
1227
|
1465
|
1711
|
1785
|
1867
|
2013
|
2342
|
|
|
247
|
431
|
529
|
729
|
840
|
1009
|
1205
|
1257
|
1322
|
1430
|
1659
|
||
| Public Supply |
3.01
|
10.0
|
20.3
|
31.1
|
48.3
|
75.6
|
131
|
155
|
179
|
229
|
309
|
|
|
0.70
|
2.09
|
3.87
|
5.88
|
8.39
|
12.4
|
18.9
|
21.0
|
22.4
|
26.4
|
33.5
|
||
| Industrial |
6.00
|
20.0
|
35.8
|
63.4
|
118
|
162
|
212
|
220
|
230
|
295
|
496
|
|
|
1.33
|
3.67
|
6.19
|
9.50
|
17.8
|
23.4
|
31.8
|
32.0
|
32.7
|
44.4
|
77.4
|
||
| Reservoirs |
0
|
0.10
|
0.23
|
6.95
|
22.99
|
39.67
|
59.1
|
70.7
|
80.8
|
92.2
|
107
|
|
| Total |
414
|
682
|
843
|
1163
|
1417
|
1742
|
2114
|
2231
|
2357
|
2628
|
3254
|
|
|
249
|
437
|
540
|
751
|
890
|
1084
|
1315
|
1381
|
1458
|
1593
|
1876
|
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Note: Nominator – water withdrawal, denominator – water consumption.