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Moldova

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

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
2.95
3.57
3.97
4.36
4.44
4.56
4.79
5.10
Irrigation area, th.ha **
50
115
217
291
310
300
350
400
GNP, $US per capita ***
     
2320
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
0.60
0.90
1.10
3.90
2.00
1.80
3.80
4.20
Water consumption, km 3
0.45
0.65
0.77
1.20
0.50
0.40
1.30
1.70
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 Moldova (km 3 /year) by data of different authors

author
 
year
1980
1989
1990
1992
1995
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
     
3.0
 
FAO
withdrawal
1997
     
2.96
 
Com.FSU
withdrawal
         
2.0
WRI
withdrawal
1995
 
3.7
     
SWK
withdrawal
1980-1990
1.2
 
3.9
   

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.

Com.FSU – data of Comission by Countries of the Former Soviet Union.