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Latvia

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

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
2.12
2.36
2.53
2.69
2.57
2.53
2.43
2.35
Irrigation area, th.ha **
   
17
19
20
20
25
50
GNP, $US per capita ***
     
4500
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.2
Water consumption, km 3
0.05
0.06
0.1
0.1
0.07
0.08
0.2
0.4
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 Latvia (km 3 /year) by data of different authors

author
 
year
1980
1989
1990
1994
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
     
0
FAO
withdrawal
       
0.28
WRI
withdrawal
1995
 
0.7
   
SWK
withdrawal
1980-1990
0.7
 
0.7
 

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.