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| Data - Water |
| Trends in water use by economic sector, 1980 and 1993 (billions of
cubic meters) |
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Region |
Industry |
Urban water
supply |
Agriculture |
Total |
| Irrigation |
Total agriculture |
| 1980 |
1993 |
Change
(%) |
1980 |
1993 |
Change
(%) |
1980 |
1993 |
Change
(%) |
1980 |
1993 |
Change
(%) |
1980 |
1993 |
Change
(%) |
I |
Northeastern |
6.39 |
9.9 |
54.9 |
0.95 |
2.66 |
180.0 |
23.85 |
33.13 |
38.9 |
28.04 |
37.27 |
32.9 |
35.38 |
49.83 |
40.8 |
II |
Hai He-Luan He
Basin |
4.87 |
6.82 |
40.0 |
1.07 |
3.62 |
238.3 |
30.42 |
27.47 |
-9.7 |
32.45 |
30.82 |
-5.0 |
38.39 |
41.26 |
7.5 |
III |
Huai He Basin |
3.84 |
6.08 |
58.3 |
0.53 |
2.29 |
332.1 |
45.44 |
39.86 |
-12.3 |
48.75 |
48.54 |
-0.4 |
53.12 |
56.91 |
7.1 |
IV |
Huang He Basin |
2.79 |
4.86 |
74.2 |
0.6 |
2.07 |
245.0 |
30.6 |
29.88 |
-2.4 |
32.44 |
33.25 |
2.5 |
35.83 |
40.18 |
12.1 |
V |
Chang Jiang Basin |
20.88 |
40.92 |
96.0 |
2.23 |
7.23 |
224.2 |
104.1 |
101 |
-3.0 |
112.22 |
116.06 |
3.4 |
135.33 |
164.21 |
21.3 |
VI |
Southern |
4.59 |
13.88 |
202.4 |
0.95 |
4.22 |
344.2 |
55.12 |
48 |
-12.9 |
60.52 |
54.56 |
-9.8 |
66.06 |
72.66 |
10.0 |
VII |
Southeastern |
1.6 |
4.61 |
188.1 |
0.21 |
1.36 |
547.6 |
16.61 |
20.21 |
21.7 |
17.49 |
22.93 |
31.1 |
19.3 |
28.9 |
49.7 |
VIII |
Southwestern |
0.07 |
0.33 |
371.4 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
350.0 |
3.95 |
4.83 |
22.3 |
4.3 |
6.02 |
40.0 |
4.39 |
6.44 |
46.7 |
IX |
Interior Basins |
0.7 |
1.45 |
107.1 |
0.2 |
0.56 |
180.0 |
47.96 |
38.97 |
-18.7 |
54.97 |
56.22 |
2.3 |
55.87 |
58.23 |
4.2 |
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National total |
45.73 |
88.85 |
94.3 |
6.77 |
24.1 |
256.0 |
358.06 |
343.25 |
-4.1 |
391.18 |
405.72 |
3.7 |
443.68 |
518.67 |
16.9 |
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Source:
Adapted from United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP) (1997): Study on Assessment of Water Resources of Member Countries and Demand by
User Sectors: China - Water Resources and Their Use. New York, p. 29 and 30
Note: For a definition of the river basins see: Main Rivers and River Basins in China |
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| Revision 2.0 (First revision published in 1999) - Copyright © 2011 by Gerhard K. Heilig. All rights reserved. (First revision: Copyright © 1999 by IIASA.) |
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