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Estonia

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


 
 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                  
Popultion, mln *
1.21
1.36
1.48
1.58
1.54
1.52
1.47
1.43
Irrigation area, th.ha **
 
2
11
10
4
5
15
30
GNP, $US per capita ***
     
4750
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
0.5
1.0
3.1
3.2
1.5
1.8
3.2
4.0
Water consumption, km 3
0.1
0.15
0.1
0.1
0.04
0.1
0.3
0.6
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 Estonia (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 
author
 
year
1980
1989
1990
1995
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
     
0
FAO
withdrawal
       
0.11
WRI
withdrawal
1995
 
3.3
   
SWK
withdrawal
1980-1990
3.3
 
3.2
 

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

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

FAO - Irrigation in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union in Figures. 1997. Rome: FAO.

WRI – World Resources Institute data, update, 1995

SWK – State Water Kadastr, 1980-1990 St.-Petersburg.: SHI.