Drop in Egypt's Irrigation Water Use
The amount of irrigation water used for agriculture reached 36.75bn cubic metres in 2015, compared to 38.26bn cubic metres in 2014, a decrease of 3.9%.
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its annual bulletin on Irrigation and Water Resource statistics in 2015, showing a decreased amount of irrigation water for agriculture due to an increase in cultivated areas.
The report noted that the amount of water used in irrigation canals reached 41.23bn cubic metres in 2015, versus 43.58bn cubic metres in 2014, a decrease of 5.4%.
It added that the amount of water used for irrigation in Aswan reached 44.23bn cubic metres in 2015, compared to 46.57bn cubic metres in 2014, marking an increase of 5.0%.
NASA