Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa

Central African Republic Water use, 2005

Central African Republic

Water use, 2016 Algeria Percentage Percentage

Water resources The Central African Republic has average rainfall of 1,343 mm and water availability of about 26,600 m 3 /year per person (AMCOW 2018). Despite having a rich hydrographic network, the country’s water quality and quantity are in decline (FAO 2016). The country’s aqueduct water stress for all sectors measured in 2010 was 0.00 and is projected to remain the same by 2040 (Luo et al. 2015). This score indicates that there is low competition among water users relative to available surface-water resources. Water use in the agricultural sector is very low; this could partly be attributed to the insecurity in the country, which has displaced large populations and prevented people from engaging in agricultural activities.

Municipal 17

Industry 6

Industry

83

Municipal

Agriculture

31

63

Source: FAO-Aquastat 2019.

Source: AMCOW 2018. Water availability Central African Republic Water availability Total renewable freshwater Total water withdrawal Internal renewable water sources of which are surface water Central African Republic Total renewable freshwater Total water withdrawal Internal renewable water sources of which are surface water

m 3 /person and year m 3 /person and year

476 61.4 476 61.4

476 476 12.6% 0 - 12.90% 476 476 12.6% 0 - 12.90%

pressure on surface water pressure on surface water

of which are groundwater of which are groundwater

pressure on groundwater pressure on groundwater

Water stress Water stress

Bangui

Source: AMCOW 2018; FAO 2018 . Source: AMCOW 2018; FAO 2018 .

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