Quantity of Water Purchased From Israeli Water Company (Mekorot) in Palestine by Year and Governorate(1), 2010 - 2016

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Unit: million  m3

Year

Governorate

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

79.1

70.2

63.5

63.3

56.6

57.0

60.3

Palestine(2)

69.0

63.8

60.0

59.3

52.6

52.8

55.4

West Bank

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.0

Jenin

6.1

5.4

4.2

4.4

4.1

4.2

4.3

Tubas(3)

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

Tulkarem

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.5

3.6

Nablus

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.0

0.7

0.6

0.7

Qalqiliya

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.5

Salfit

23.6

21.3

20.0

20.4

19.3

19.7

20.3

Ramallah & Al-Bireh and Jerusalem

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

Jericho & Al-Aghwar

23.8

22.5

21.6

21.4

18.0

17.9

19.8

Bethlehem and Hebron

10.1

6.4

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.9

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) 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). 

(3) This amount icludes the purchased water for agricultural purposes in Tubas governorate.

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