Quantity of Water Purchased From Israeli Water Company (Mekorot) in Palestine by Governorate and
Year
(1), 2009 - 2015

 

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Unit: million  m3

Year

Governorate

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

57.4

60.3

57.0

56.6

63.3

63.5

70.2

Palestine(2)

52.7

55.4

52.8

52.6

59.3

60.0

63.8

West Bank

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.9

3.0

3.0

Jenin

4.0

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.4

4.2

5.4

Tubas(3)

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.4

Tulkarem

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.7

3.9

4.1

Nablus

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.7

1.0

1.4

1.5

Qalqiliya

2.1

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

Salfit

18.5

20.3

19.7

19.3

20.4

20.0

21.3

Ramallah & Al-Bireh and Jerusalem

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

Jericho & Al-Aghwar

19.5

19.8

17.9

18.0

21.4

21.6

22.5

Bethlehem and Hebron

4.7

4.9

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

6.4

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 is purchased for agricultural purposes in Bardala.

Source: Palestinian Water Authority, 2016.  Water Information System.  Ramallah - Palestine.