Table 8. Dynamics of water use in the World by sector of economic activity (km ³ /year)
 

Sector	A s s e s s m e n t								F o r e c a s t
	1900	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	1995	2000	2010	2025
Population (million)			2542	3029	3603	4410	5285	5735	6181	7113	7877
Irrigated land area (mln.ha)	47.3	75.9	101	142	169	198	243	253	264	288	329
Agricultural Use	513	895	1080	1481	1743	2112	2425	2504	2605	2817	3189
	321	586	722	1005	1186	1445	1691	1753	1834	1987	2252
Industrial Use	21.5	58.9	86.7	118	160	219	305	344	384	472	607
	4.61	12.5	16.7	20.6	28.5	38.3	45.0	49.8	52.8	60.8	74.1
Municipal Use	43.7	127	204	339	547	713	735	752	776	908	1170
	4.81	11.9	19.1	30.6	51.0	70.9	78.8	82.6	87.9	117	169
Reservoirs	0.30	7.00	11.1	30.2	76.1	131	167	188	208	235	269
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.