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Nicaragua

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


 



 

 
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                   
Popultion, mln *
1.108
1.502
2.063
2.803
3.676
4.433
5.170
6.729
9.079
Irrigation area, th.ha **
5
18
40
80
86
95
100
106
112
GNP, $US per capita ***
   
380
690
360
       
Water withdrawal, km 3
0.11
0.26
0.56
1.12
1.38
1.76
2.06
2.55
3.23
Water consumption, km 3
0.05
0.14
0.28
0.54
0.58
0.67
0.74
0.88
1.05
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 Nicaragua (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
 
year
1975
1990
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
 
1.4
WRI
withdrawal
1991-98
0.89
 
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
 
1.3
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
 
0.89
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.

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