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Surface water produced internally X 6,223
Groundwater recharge X 1,318
Overlap (shared by groundwater
and surface water) X 986
Total internal renewable water resources
(surface water + groundwater - overlap) 36 6,590
Per capita IRWR, 2001 (cubic meters) 8,603 9,089
Natural Renewable Water Resources(includes flows from other
countries)Total, 1977-2001 (cubic km) 38 X
Per capita, 2002 (cubic meters per person) 9,088 X
Annual river flows:
From other countries (cubic km) 2 X
To other countries (cubic km) 37 X
Water Withdrawals
Year of withdrawal data 1995Total withdrawals (cubic km) 1.0
X
Withdrawals per capita (cubic m) 292 X
Withdrawals as a percentage of actual
renewable water resources 3.2% X
Withdrawals by sector (as a percent of total) {a}
Agriculture 60% XIndustry 10% X
Domestic 30% X
Desalination (various years)Desalinated water production
(million m3) X X
Freshwater Fish Species, 1990sTotal number of species 56 X
Number of threatened species 6 X
Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems-- Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Internal Renewable Water Resources
(IRWR),1977-2001, in cubic km
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Surface Water Withdrawals by Sector, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, 1995
60%
10%
30%Agriculture
Industry
Domestic
Freshwater Fish Catch & Aquaculture Production, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, 1970-2000
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
metrictons
Fish Catch Aquaculture
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Freshwater Seafood Production
Freshwater fish catch {b}1990 (metric tons) X 733,819
2000 (metric tons) 2,500 664,193
Freshwater aquaculture production
1987 (metric tons) X 148,181
1997 (metric tons) X 182,042
Other Resources:
Water and Food Security Country Profiles of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations:http://www.fao.org/countryProfiles/water/default.asp?search=search&iso3=BIH
AQUASTAT Information System on Water and Agriculture Country
Profiles
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/agl/aglw/aquastat/countries/index.stm
Footnotes:a.
b.
Totals may exceed 100 percent due to groundwater drawdowns,
withdrawals from river inflows, and the operation of desalinization
plants
Freshwater fish production data refer to freshwater fish caught
or cultivated for commercial, industrial, and subsistence use
(catches from recreational
activities are included where available).
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