Water Individuals Share, Less than 80 m3 [Archives:2000/45/Business & Economy]
November 6 2000
Yemeni individuals share of water has decreased to less than 80 m3 annually, less than 2% of their counterparts in other countries. Studies estimate the annual consumption of water from water basins at 2400 million m3. Growing Qat consumes 83% of this ground water. Shortage in water has increased from 400 million m3 in 1993 to 900 million m3 in 1998.
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