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


 



 

 
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                    
Popultion, mln *
27.49
36.71
50.40
67.05
84.50
93.67
102.44
117.80
136.72
Irrigation area, th.ha **
1600
3000
3580
4980
5600
6200
6300
6800
7100
GNP, $US per capita ***
   
730
2640
2580
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
18.9
34.6
44.4
69.6
74.4
89.9
94.9
104
110
Water consumption, km 3
11.1
20.7
25.6
36.7
40.9
45.9
47.2
51.3
55
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 Mexico (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
 
year
1965
1975
1990
1992
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
   
74.6
 
WRI
withdrawal
1991-98
 
54.2
 
77.6
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
   
76
 
Anaya
withdrawal
1967
36
     
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
   
54.2
 
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.

Anaya, M., 1967. Mexico & its water resources policy. Water for Peace. Vol.8., Washington.

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