Quantity of Water Supply for Domestic Sector, Water Consumed, Total Losses, Population and Daily Consumption per Capita in the West Bank by Governorate(1), 2016

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 Supplied  Water for Domestic Sector (million m3)

Consumed Water   (million m3)

Total Losses (million m3)

 Population End of 2016

Daily Consumption Rate per capita (liter/capita/day)

Governorate

116.0

81.3

34.7

  2,703,820

82.3

West Bank (2)

7.8

                        5.2

2.6

     322,946

44.1

Jenin

3.5

                     2.1

1.4

       67,690

84.9

Tubas

10.8

                        6.7

4.1

     187,631

97.8

Tulkarm

13.4

                        9.5

3.9

     394,197

66.0

Nablus

8.5

                        6.5

2.0

     114,994

154.8

Qalqiliya

3.3

                        2.6

0.7

       73,183

97.3

Salfit

26.1

                     20.3

5.8

     526,062

105.6

Ramallah & Al-Bireh, and Jerusalem

6.1

                       4.1

2.0

       54,232

207.0

Jericho & Al-Aghwar(3)

36.5

                    24.3

12.2

     962,885

69.1

Bethlehem & Hebron (4)


(1) Data exclude that part of Jerusalem, which was annexed forcefully by Israel following it's occupation of the West Bank in 1967.  Where this part inhabited by  262,630 palestinian citizens whom holding Jerusalem identity card and no information is available about the water supplied to them.

(2) This quantity is supplied for non-agricultural uses and includes water supplied for commercial and industrial uses; hence, the actual supply and consumption rates per capita are less than the indicated numbers.   

(3) Includes recreational, touristic and economical activities in Jericho and Al-Aghwar governorate.

(4) Due to water supply system in Bethlehem and Hebron, separation of data for each governorate is not applicable.

Sources: Palestinian Water Authority, 2017.  Water Information System.  Ramallah - Palestine.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2016.  Revised estimated population based on the final result of Population, Housing, and Establishment Census 2007.  Ramallah- Palestine.