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


 



 

 
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
                 
Popultion, mln *
7.48
8.04
8.31
8.57
8.77
8.93
9.26
9.70
Irrigation area, th.ha **
 
41
70
114
 
125
125
125
Irrigation area, th.ha ***
20
33
70
114
115
     
GNP, $US per capita ****
               
Water withdrawal, km 3
3.80
4.10
3.05
2.94
3.14
3.31
3.63
3.95
Water consumption, km 3
0.50
0.66
0.58
0.63
0.70
0.74
0.83
0.91
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 Sweden (km 3 /year) by data of different authors


 



 

author
 
year
1970
1980
1983
1990
2025 1)
2025 2)
IIASA
withdrawal
1993
     
4.13
   
WRI
withdrawal
1991-93
 
3.98
       
WRI
withdrawal
1997-98
     
2.9
   
WWDS
withdrawal
1998
     
2.9
3.3
3.3
UNSY
withdrawal
1992
     
3.39
   
Gleick
withdrawal
1998
     
3.98
   
Env.Ind.
withdrawal
1992
   
2.89
     
Margat
withdrawal
1994
4.03
4.07
 
3.00
   

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.

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