Palestinian Water Wells and it's Annual Pumping Quantity by Type of Use and Governorate(1), 2016

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Unit: million m3

Type of Use 

Governorate(2)

Total(4)

Agriculture(3)

Domestic

251.6

119.5

132.1

Palestine

84.4

36.5

47.9

West  Bank

5.8

1.0

4.8

Jenin

3.0

1.2

1.8

Tubas

21.4

11.1

10.3

Tulkarem

11.8

2.8

9.0

Nablus

13.9

7.1

6.8

Qalqiliya

2.5

2.5

Ramallah & Al-Bireh And Jerusalem

13.3

13.3

                 - 

Jericho & Al-Aghwar

12.7

                   - 

12.7

Bethlehem & Hebron

167.2

83.0

84.2

Gaza Strip(4)


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

(2) The wells existence is restricted to the governorates mentioned.

(3) Data about annual quantities from agricultural wells in Gaza Strip is estimated.

(4) Quantities pumped from the wells were calculated according to use, not to the well's permit and does not include water abstracted from unlicensed wells.

(-) Nill

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