The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global water volume used for irrigation
WaterAgricultureThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2016) is reported.
| Value: |
1.28 × 1012 m3 / yr
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This is equivalent to... 128 km3/ yr 1.28 × 1015 L / yr |
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| HuID: | 43593 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2016 | |
| Summary: | Value is calculated from data presented in Figure 1, which is presented in a more granular manner than just "agriculture". For this value, "Agriculture" is defined as water used for irrigation of annuals, perennials, rice, maize, and wheat. This does not incorporate water used directly by livestock. | |
| Source: | Quin, Y., Mueller, N. D., Siebert, S., Jackson, R. B. , AghaKouchak, A., Zimmerman, J. B., Tong, D., Hong, C., Davis, S.J. Flexibility and intensity of global water use. Nature Sustainibility (2019) | |
| Dataset: |
Annual water use by category 1980—2016 (Qin2019_category_volume_1980-2016.csv)
global resolution
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| Original Data License: | No Stated Copyright - Contact authors directly | |
| Added By: | gchure |
