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Bolivia

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


 
 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
3.45
4.93
5.60
7.17
7.43
8.37
10.2
12.8
Irrigation area, th.ha **
70
80
140
165
222
290
413
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
72
80
140
110
100
     
GNP, $US per capita ****
 
 764
1044
771
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
0.43
0.62
0.97
1.38
1.85
2.32
3.34
4.82
Water consumption, km 3
0.19
0.23
0.40
0.53
0.64
0.76
1.03
1.47
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 Bolivia (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 
author
 
year
1987
1990
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
 
1.52
   
WRI
withdrawal
1993
1.2
     
WRI
withdrawal
1997-98
1.24
     
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
 
1.33
2.8
2.2
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
 
1.32
   
Gleick
withdrawal
1993
1.24
     
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
 
1.24
   

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, 1993 - Water in Crisis. A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources, 1993. Edited by P. Gleick. N.Y. Oxford Univ.Press.

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