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Albania

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

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
1.61
2.14
2.67
3.25
3.45
3.66
4.06
4.55
Irrigation area, th.ha **  
235
371
425
 
520
570
550
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
156
284
371
423
340
     
GNP, $US per capita ****              
Water withdrawal, km 3
1.11
1.66
2.59
2.97
3.34
3.71
4.12
4.37
Water consumption, km 3
0.76
1.15
1.84
2.13
2.40
2.66
2.95
3.12
notes: * - Source: United Nations Organization
** - 1961-1993 Source: FAO Production Yearbook, 1965-1994. Rome: FAO; 1995 – 2025 - SHI 1995 forecast

*** - Source: Gleick, 1998

**** - Source: World Bank / IMF – International Financial Statistics Yearbook, 1980-1994. N.Y.: World Bank/IMF

Water use of Albania (km 3 /year) by data of different authors

author
 
year
1970
1975
1990
2000 1)
2000 2)
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
   
0.3
       
WRI
withdrawal
1991-93
0.2
           
WRI
withdrawal
1996-98
             
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
   
0.4
   
0.5
0.5
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
   
0.3
       
Gleick, 1998
withdrawal
1998
   
0.2
       
Env.Ind.
withdrawal
1992
   
2.97
       
Van der Leeden
withdrawal
1975
 
0.2
         
Margat, 1990
withdrawal
1990
0.2
   
0.6
0.4
1.0
0.7
Margat, 1990
consumption
1990
     
0.09
0.06
0.16
0.10

notes: all estimates include water use for agriculture, industrial & domestic needs;

1) – scenario 1

2) – scenario 2

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.

UNSY – United National Statistical Yearbook 1992, 39, 1993– N.Y..:UN.

Gleick, 1998 - The Worlds Water. The Beneficial Report on Freshwater Resources 1998-1999, 1998, Peter Gleick, Washington, D.C. Covello, California.

Env.Ind. – Environmental Indicators, 1992. In depth analyses of individual indicators: intensity of use of water resources. Paris, OECD.

Margat, 1990 – Prospects for Water Resourcesand Needs in the Mediterranean Countries, 1990. Contributions of the “Plan Blue”. J. Margat. Paris: EC.

Van der Leeden – Water resources of the World, 1975. Select statistics. Port Washington, N.Y.: Water.Int.Center.