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| Data - Water |
| Water use by economic sector in China, 1993 (billions of cubic
meters) |
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Industry |
Urban
water
supply |
Agriculture |
Total |
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River
System |
Region |
Irrigation |
Forestry
pastures
fishery |
Rural
water
supply |
All
agriculture |
| I |
Northeastern |
9.90 |
2.66 |
33.13 |
2.75 |
1.39 |
37.27 |
49.83 |
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| II |
Hai He-Luan He Basin |
6.82 |
3.62 |
27.47 |
1.59 |
1.76 |
30.82 |
41.26 |
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| III |
Huai He Basin |
6.08 |
2.29 |
39.86 |
4.71 |
3.97 |
48.54 |
56.90 |
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| IV |
Huang He Basin |
4.86 |
2.07 |
29.88 |
1.95 |
1.42 |
33.25 |
40.18 |
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| V |
Chang Jiang Basin |
40.92 |
7.23 |
101.00 |
7.35 |
7.71 |
116.06 |
164.16 |
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| VI |
Southern |
13.88 |
4.22 |
48.00 |
2.25 |
4.31 |
54.56 |
72.66 |
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| VII |
Southeastern |
4.61 |
1.36 |
20.21 |
0.97 |
1.75 |
22.93 |
28.89 |
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| VIII |
Southwestern |
0.33 |
0.09 |
4.83 |
0.81 |
0.38 |
6.02 |
6.44 |
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| IX |
Interior Basins |
1.45 |
0.56 |
38.97 |
16.80 |
0.45 |
56.22 |
58.23 |
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National total |
88.85 |
24.10 |
343.23 |
39.18 |
23.14 |
405.72 |
518.70 |
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| Water use by economic sector in China, 1993 (% of total) |
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Industry |
Urban
water
supply |
Agriculture |
Total |
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River
System |
Region |
Irrigation |
Forestry
pastures
fishery |
Rural
water
supply |
All
agriculture |
I |
Northeastern |
19.9 |
5.3 |
66.5 |
5.5 |
2.8 |
74.8 |
100.0 |
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II |
Hai He-Luan He Basin |
16.5 |
8.8 |
66.6 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
74.7 |
100.0 |
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III |
Huai He Basin |
10.7 |
4.0 |
70.1 |
8.3 |
7.0 |
85.3 |
100.0 |
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IV |
Huang He Basin |
12.1 |
5.2 |
74.4 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
82.8 |
100.0 |
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V |
Chang Jiang Basin |
24.9 |
4.4 |
61.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
70.7 |
100.0 |
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VI |
Southern |
19.1 |
5.8 |
66.1 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
75.1 |
100.0 |
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VII |
Southeastern |
16.0 |
4.7 |
70.0 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
79.4 |
100.0 |
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VIII |
Southwestern |
5.1 |
1.4 |
75.0 |
12.6 |
5.9 |
93.5 |
100.0 |
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IX |
Interior Basins |
2.5 |
1.0 |
66.9 |
28.9 |
0.8 |
96.5 |
100.0 |
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National total |
17.1 |
4.6 |
66.2 |
7.6 |
4.5 |
78.2 |
100.0 |
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Source:
Nanjing Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources (1996): Report on the mid- and
long-term plans for water demand and supply in China. Nanjing (cited from: UN Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP): Study on Assessment of Water Resources
of Member Countries and Demand by User Sectors: China - Water Resources and Their Use. New
York, 1997
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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