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==Water in Jordan== | ==Water in Jordan== | ||
===Water availability=== | ===Water availability=== | ||
Jordan is classified as a water scarce or water poor nation and is ranked number ten in the world in relation to its water shortage.<ref name="Hadadin"> Hadadin, Nidal, et al. "Water shortage in Jordan—Sustainable solutions." Desalination 250.1 (2010): 197-202.</ref> It has been facing water deficits since the 1960s. In 1996, Jordan had 175 m3/y per person, which was 20% of the world’s water poverty level (anything below 1,000 m3/y classifies a country as water-poor). If current trends continue, by 2025 the water supply per capita will fall to 91 m3.<ref name="Mohsen" /> | Jordan is classified as a water scarce or water poor nation and is ranked number ten in the world in relation to its water shortage.<ref name="Hadadin"> Hadadin, Nidal, et al. "Water shortage in Jordan—Sustainable solutions." Desalination 250.1 (2010): 197-202.</ref> It has been facing water deficits since the 1960s. In 1996, Jordan had 175 m3/y per person, which was 20% of the world’s water poverty level (anything below 1,000 m3/y classifies a country as water-poor). If current trends continue, by 2025 the water supply per capita will fall to 91 m3.<ref name="Mohsen" /> [[File:Jordan 2004 CIA map.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
Overall, about 80% of the country receives annual rainfall of less than 100mm, 12.5% receives between 100 and 200mm, 3.8% between 200 and 300mm, 1.8% between 300 and 500mm, and only 1.3% of Jordan receives more than 500mm per year. <ref name="Hadadin" /> | Overall, about 80% of the country receives annual rainfall of less than 100mm, 12.5% receives between 100 and 200mm, 3.8% between 200 and 300mm, 1.8% between 300 and 500mm, and only 1.3% of Jordan receives more than 500mm per year. <ref name="Hadadin" /> | ||