Annual Available Water Quantity in Palestine by Source and Region, 2016

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Unit : million m3


Total

 Source 

Region

Water Pumped from Palestinian Wells(2)

Springs Discharge(3) 

Desalinated Drinking Water(4) 

Water Purchased from Israeli Water Company (Mekorot)(5)

363.6

251.6

29.0

3.9

79.1

Palestine(1)

182.4

84.4

29.0

                       - 

69.0

West Bank

181.2

167.2

                 - 

3.9

10.1

Gaza Strip


(1) Data exclude that part of Jerusalem, which was annexed forcefully by Israel following it's occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

(2) This does not include water abstracted from unlicensed wells.

(3) This does not include Fashkha springs.

(4) Desalinated water plants owned by private sector, suplied people with bottled desalinated drinking water.

(5) Includes the pumped water from the wells which are located in the  territories of the State of Palestine and controlled by Israeli Water Company (Mekorot)  for domestic and agricultural uses, includes 4.4 million m3 for agricultural use in Tubas.

(-) Nill

Source: Palestinian Water Authority, 2017.  Water Information System. Ramallah - Palestine.