March 1 Presentation.pdf - Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in ...
March 1 Presentation.pdf - Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in ...
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(agriculture is the biggest user of water by far)<br />
World Development Report 2008<br />
Agricultural uses<br />
account for almost<br />
70% of global water<br />
withdrawals<br />
The <strong>to</strong>p 5 geographic<br />
units account for 60% of<br />
the <strong>to</strong>tal irrigated l<strong>and</strong> are<br />
of 2.77 million km2<br />
Irrigation is the<br />
largest use with<strong>in</strong><br />
agriculture<br />
India 558,080<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a 545,960<br />
USA 223,850<br />
Pakistan 182,300<br />
EU 168,050<br />
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