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Countries using the largest quantities of desalinated water and treated wastewater
|
Country |
Use of non conventional sources of water | ||||||||
|
desalinated water |
as % of total withdr. |
as % of withdrawal of country |
treated wastewater |
as % of total withdr. |
as % of withdrawal of country |
total non- conventional 106 m³/yr |
as % of total withdr. |
as % of withdrawal of country | |
|
Saudi Arabia |
714 |
41.3 |
4.20 |
217 |
18.1 |
1.28 |
931 |
31.8 |
5.48 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
385 |
22.3 |
18.26 |
108 |
9.0 |
5.12 |
493 |
16.8 |
23.38 |
|
Kuwait |
231 |
13.4 |
42.94 |
52 |
4.3 |
9.67 |
283 |
9.7 |
52.61 |
|
Syria |
- |
- |
- |
370 |
30.8 |
2.57 |
370 |
12.6 |
2.57 |
|
Egypt |
25 |
1.5 |
0.05 |
200 |
16.7 |
0.36 |
225 |
7.7 |
0.41 |
|
Other 24 countries |
372 |
21.5 |
0.09 |
253 |
21.1 |
0.06 |
625 |
21.4 |
0.15 |
|
Total Near East |
727 |
100.0 |
0.34 |
1 200 |
100.0 |
0.23 |
2 927 |
100.0 |
0.57 |
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The total use of desalinated water in the Near East is estimated at 1727 million m³/year. In absolute terms, three countries, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, are by far the largest users of desalinated water with 77% of the total for the region, with Saudi Arabia alone accounting for 41%.
