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| Data - Water |
| Renewable water resources in China (billions of cubic meters) |
River
System |
Region |
Mean annual
surface runoff |
Ground-
water |
Water
volume
deducted * |
Total
water
resources |
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| I |
Northeastern |
165.3 |
62.5 |
35.0 |
192.8 |
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| II |
Hai
He-Luan He Basin |
28.8 |
26.5 |
13.2 |
42.1 |
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| III |
Huai
He Basin |
74.1 |
39.3 |
17.3 |
96.1 |
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| IV |
Huang
He Basin |
66.1 |
40.6 |
32.4 |
74.4 |
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II + III + IV |
169.0 |
106.4 |
62.9 |
212.6 |
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| V |
Chang
Jiang Basin |
951.3 |
246.4 |
236.4 |
961.3 |
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| VI |
Southern |
468.5 |
111.6 |
109.2 |
470.8 |
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| VII |
Southeastern |
255.7 |
61.3 |
57.8 |
259.2 |
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| VIII |
Southwestern |
585.3 |
154.4 |
154.4 |
585.3 |
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V + VI + VII + VIII |
2,260.8 |
591.7 |
557.8 |
2,276.6 |
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| IX |
Interior
Basins |
116.4 |
86.2 |
72.2 |
130.4 |
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National total |
2,711.5 |
828.8 |
727.9 |
2,812.4 |
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Note: * Please note that this is not
water extraction for human consumption. This is the water volume that has to be subtracted
from the sum of surface and groundwater due to the interrelation between surface
water and groundwater. |
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| Renewable water resources in China (% of national total) |
River
System |
Region |
Mean
annual
surface runoff |
Ground-
water |
Water
volume
deducted * |
Total
water
resources |
|
I |
Northeastern |
6.1 |
7.5 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
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II |
Hai
He-Luan He Basin |
1.1 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
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III |
Huai
He Basin |
2.7 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
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IV |
Huang
He Basin |
2.4 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
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II + III + IV |
6.2 |
12.8 |
8.7 |
7.5 |
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V |
Chang
Jiang Basin |
35.1 |
29.7 |
32.5 |
34.2 |
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VI |
Southern |
17.3 |
13.5 |
15.0 |
16.7 |
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VII |
Southeastern |
9.4 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
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VIII |
Southwestern |
21.6 |
18.6 |
21.2 |
20.8 |
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V + VI + VII + VIII |
83.4 |
69.3 |
76.6 |
80.9 |
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IX |
Interior
Basins |
4.3 |
10.4 |
9.9 |
4.6 |
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National
total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Source: Adapted from Ministry of Water Resources and
Electric Power (1997): Use of Water Resources in China. Beijing (cited in: 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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