Needed, Supply and Consumed Quantities, Population and Deficit in Domestic Supply in the West Bank by Governorate(1), 2015

 

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Needed Quantities of Water(2)
 (million m
3)

Water Supply for Domestic Sector (million m3)

 Water Consumed for Domestic Sector
(million m
3)

 Population End of 2015

Deficit Domestic Supply
 (million m
3)

Actual Deficit for Domestic Need
 (million m
3)

Governorate

144.4

119.6

81.2

2,636,297

24.8

63.2

West Bank

17.3

8.8

5.7

315,094

8.5

11.6

Jenin

3.6

2.3

1.4

65,787

1.3

2.2

Tubas

10.1

12.4

7.7

183,684

-2.3

2.4

Tulkarm

21.1

16.7

11.3

385,145

4.4

9.8

Nablus

6.1

7.0

5.3

112,187

-0.9

0.8

Qalqiliya

3.9

2.8

2.3

71,503

1.1

1.6

Salfit

28.1

23.8

17.9

513,230

4.3

10.2

Ramallah & Al-Bireh, and Jerusalem

2.9

6.6

4.4

52,858

-3.7

-1.5

Jericho & Al-Aghwar

51.3

39.2

25.2

936,809

12.1

26.1

Bethlehem & Hebron(3)

(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) Needed quantity of water is calculated based on a water supply of 150 l/c.d, according to WHO standard.

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

Sources: Palestinian Water Authority, 2016.  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.