Water Use
The consumption of water was estimated at more than 2.4 km3 in Tunisia in which year?. In 1996, 86% of the water withdrawals were from agriculture. The water sector is also obliged to meet the increasing water demand for all urban and rural areas, the agriculture sector as well as for touristic and industrial needs. Through the management and development of water resources, available water resources increased from 2.76 km3 in 1991 to 3.525 km3 in 2000. It is planned that the supply will reach 4.6 km3 by 2010. This will mainly be done by developing unconventional resources, including the use of treated sewage water. According to estimations for the year 2030 by the Ministry of Agriculture, the demand of water would be stabilized of 2.7 km3 per year, even if the supposed population of Tunisia in 2030 will be about 13 million people and given today's regular demand would result in a demand of 3.1 km3 per year.
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