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Morocco

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

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
11.6
15.5
20.0
25.1
27.0
29.3
34.0
39.6
Irrigation area, th.ha **
300
340
1277
1270
 
1313
1353
1552
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
875
920
1217
1258
1258
     
GNP, $US per capita ****
 
677
891
1036
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
3.03
3.38
10.3
11.0
11.4
11.7
12.4
15.1
Water consumption, km 3
1.74
2.08
7.14
7.56
7.68
7.75
8.74
10.3
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 Morocco (km 3 /year) by data of different authors

author
 
year
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1992
2000 1)
2000 2)
2020
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
       
12.6
           
WRI
withdrawal
1991-93
     
11
             
WRI
withdrawal
1997-98
         
10.9
         
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
       
10.6
       
19.0
14.1
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
       
12.5
           
Gleick
withdrawal
1993
      
11
             
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
        
11
            
Margat
withdrawal
1990
            
11.5
13
 
13
15
Margat
consumption
1990
           
5.8
7.7
 
7.8
9
Margat
withdrawal
1994
 
8.9
10.1
11
             
Margat
withdrawal
1995
8.0
8.9
10.0
11.1
11
     
21.2
   
Env.Ind.
withdrawal
1992
     
11
             
IrrNE
withdrawal
1997
       
11
           
IrAf
withdrawal
1995
       
11
           

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.

Margat, 1990 – Prospects for Water Resourcesand Needs in the Mediterranean Countries, 1990. Contributions of the “Plan Blue”. J. Margat. Paris: EC.

Margat, 1994 - Water use in the World Present and Future., 1994. J.Margat. Paris: UNESCO.

Margat. 1995 - Prospective des Penuries d’Eau au Maghreb. J. Margat., Colloque intern. Rabat.

Env.Ind. – Environmental Indicators, 1992. In depth analyses of individual indicators: intensity of use of water resources. Paris, OECD.

IrrNE – Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures. 1997. Water Report 9. Rome: FAO.

IrAf – Irrigation in Africa in figures, 1995. Extract from report 7. Rome: FAO.