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Table 1: Available Water Resources in West Asia 1995

Volumes given in multiples of a million cubic metres (Mm³)

Country	Conventional Water Resources					Non-conventional Water Resources
	Surface water	Groundwater reserve(3)	Groundwater recharge	Groundwater used		Desalinated water	Wastewater	Agricultural drainage	Total
Arabian Peninsula sub-region
Bahrain	-	-	-	239		56	55	0	111
Kuwait	-	-	-	255		240	103	0	343
Oman	1 450	10 500	955	1 223		34	26	0	60
Qatar	-	2 500	50	286		126	103	0	229
Saudi Arabia	3 210	84 000	2 340	17 000		795	526	0	1 321
UAE	150	20 000	125	1 615		385	102	0	487
Yemen	3 500	13 500	1 550	2 930		9	6	0	15
Sub-total	(4)8 310	130 500	5 020	23 548		1 645	(5)921	0	2 566
Mashriq sub-region
Iraq	(6)60 000	NA(7)	2 000	NA		77	NA	0	77
Jordan	692	12 000	275	418		3	58	0	61
Lebanon	4 800	1 300	3 000	200		2	2	0	4
NPA(8)	710	NA	340	200		0	0	0	0
Syria	22 100	NA	2 900	7 780		2	177	1 210	1 389
Sub-total	88 302	13 300	8 515	8 598		84	237	1 210	1 531
Regional total	96 612	143 800	13 535	32 146		1 729	1158	1 210	4 097

1. Volumes in multiples of a million cubic metres (Mm³)
2. SW: Surface water; GR: Groundwater reserve; GRC: Groundwater recharge; GU: Groundwater used; DS: Desalinated water; WW: Wastewater; AD: Agricultural drainage
3. Groundwater reserves are rough estimates that need thorough verification
4. Mostly seasonal flow of wadi systems
5. Represents the capacity of wastewater treatment facilities; only 392 Mm³ is reused for irrigation, the remains are used for recharge purposes
6. Figures are subject of conflict between Turkey, Syria and Iraq (not yet reconciled)
7. No data available
8. National Palestinian Authority

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