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Cuba

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

 
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                   
Popultion, mln *
5.850
6.986
8.519
9.700
10.601
11.053
11.411
11.956
12.705
Irrigation area, th.ha **
200
230
450
762
900
930
970
1050
1150
GNP, $US per capita ***
   
-
-
-
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
2.9
3.6
6.7
11.4
13.6
13.7
14
14.9
15.2
Water consumption, km 3
1.7
2.5
3.8
6.5
7.7
7.8
8.1
8.5
9.2
notes: * - Source: United Nations "Urban and Rural Areas 1950-2025, the 1995 Revision" (World Resources Institute data)
** - 1961-1993 Source: FAO FAOSTAT 95 (World Resources Institute data); 1995 – 2025 - SHI forecast

*** - Source: World Bank World Tables 1994 update (World Resources Institute data)

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

author
-
year
1975
1990
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
-
9.6
WRI
withdrawal
1991-98
8.1
-
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
-
9.2
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
-
8.1
notes: all estimates include water use for agriculture, industrial & domestic needs;
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.

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