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


 



 

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
69.7
92.5
121.3
149.0
161.6
173.8
198.2
225.8
Irrigation area, th.ha **
546
796
1800
2700
 
2800
3000
3000
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
490
796
1600
2700
3000
3100
3200
3500
GNP, $US per capita ****
 
1912
3302
3129
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
7.0
11.6
21.2
37.0
41.0
44.6
57.8
75.6
Water consumption, km 3
2.84
4.48
8.80
15.4
17.3
18.5
20.6
24.4
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 Brazil (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
 
year
1987
1990
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
 
27.3
   
WRI
withdrawal
1993
35.0
     
WRI
withdrawal
1997-98
 
 36.5
   
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
 
36.5
70.4
55.8
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
 
36.9
   
Gleick
withdrawal
1993
35.0
     
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
 
35.0
   

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.