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Water use, 2016 Algeria Percentage Water use, 2016 Ghana Percentage

Ghana

Water resources

Industry

Ghana has a tropical climate with rainfall averaging 1,187 mm/year (AMCOW 2018).

10

Industry 6

The country’s aqueduct water stress for all sectors measured in 2010 was 0.16 and is projected to increase to 0.57 by 2040 (Luo et al. 2015). A score of 0.57 indicates that there is low competition among water users relative to available surface-water resources. In 2016, the industrial sector accounted for the lowest proportion of water withdrawals at just 9.55 per cent (AMCOW 2018).

28

62

Municipal

Agriculture

Municipal

Agriculture

31

63

Source: AMCOW 2018.

Source: AMCOW 2018. Water availability GHANA Water availability GHANA

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

Total renewable freshwater Total water withdrawal Internal renewable water sources of which are surface water Total renewable freshwater Total water withdrawal Internal renewable water sources of which are surface water

2 030 37.8 2 030 37.8

1 100 10 50 no data available 950 no data available 1.90% 1 100 10 50 no data available 950 no data available 1.90%

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

Fishing and transport boats in Accra

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

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