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Table 7. Dynamics of water use in the World by continents (km 3 /year)
 

 
A s s e s s m e n t
 
F o r e c a s t
Continent
1900
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2025
Europe
37.5
96.1
136
226
325
449
482
455
463
535
559
 
13.8
38.1
50.5
88.9
122
177
198
189
197
234
256
North America
69.6
221
287
410
555
676
653
686
705
744
786
 
29.2
83.8
104
138
181
221
221
237
243
255
269
Africa
40.7
49.2
55.8
89.2
123
166
203
219
235
275
337
 
27.5
32.9
37.8
61.3
87.0
124
150
160
170
191
220
Asia
414
682
843
1163
1417
1742
2114
2231
2357
2628
3254
 
249
437
540
751
890
1084
1315
1381
1458
1593
1876
South America
15.1
32.6
49.3
65.6
87.0
117
152
167
182
213
260
 
10.8
22.3
31.7
39.6
51.1
66.7
81.9
89.4
96.0
106
120
Australia and 
1.60
6.83
10.4
14.5
19.9
23.5
28.5
30.4
32.5
35.7
39.5
Oceania
0.58
3.30
5.04
7.16
10.3
12.7
16.4
17.5
18.7
20.4
22.3
Total (rounded)
579
1088
1382
1968
2526
3175
3633
3788
3973
4431
5235
 
331
617
768
1086
1341
1686
1982
2074
2182
2399
2764
Remarks: First line - water withdrawal, second - water consumption.