Water Supply and Sanitation in Israel - Water Use

Water Use

Water use in 2009 was 1.91 billion cubic meters of which fresh water use was 1.26 billion cubic meters. Water use was 100 million cubic meters (5.2%) to Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, 1016 million cubic meters for agriculture(53.2%), 684 million cubic meters (35.8%) for domestic and public uses and 110 million cubic meters (5.7%) for industrial use. Average domestic water consumption in Israel is 137 litres per person per day on average, about half of indoor water use in the United States.

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