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Poland

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


 



 

1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
Popultion, mln *
29.7
32.5
35.6
38.1
38.4
39.0
40.0
41.3
Irrigation area, th.ha **
202
100
100
100
100
100
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
295
213
100
100
100
GNP, $US per capita ****
Water withdrawal, km 3
12.7
15.3
16.8
12.2
12.6
13.1
14.1
13.7
Water consumption, km 3
3.6
3.7
3.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
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 Poland (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
 
year
1980
1985
1990
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
   
18.0
   
WRI
withdrawal
1991-93
16.8
       
WRI
withdrawal
1997-98
   
12.3
   
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
   
12.2
14.0
13.3
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
   
18.0
   
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
   
16.8
   
Env.Ind.
withdrawal
1992
 
15.1
       

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

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