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8.2. Arab Group
According the World Health Organization (WHO), a person needs about 25 liter
water daily for drinking, cooking and cleaning. However, considering the daily needs of
modern healthy person, urban water consumption standard increases to 150 liters and
this value is 158 liters in Arab countries.
While municipal withdrawal is higher than other sectors in Bahrain, Comoros
and Djibouti, in other countries of Arab Group agricultural withdrawal is higher than
other sectors. Industrial withdrawal is the lowest in all Arab countries (Figure 8.2).
8.3. Asian Group
Asia has lower values with regard to water consumption per capita. While the
value greatly varies from one country to another, the average value is 143 liters. The
greatest problem in these countries is the rapid increase in population and insufficiency
to access domestic water.
Municipal withdrawal is higher than other sectors in Albania, Brunei and
Maldives. Industrial withdrawal is higher than other sectors only in Malaysia.
Agricultural withdrawal is higher than other sectors in remaining countries of this
Group (Figure 8.3).
Figure 8.2. Distribution of Water Withdrawal of Sectors in Arab Group
Source: AQUASTAT, 2013