The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global water volume used for thermal power generation
WaterEnergy GenerationThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2016) is reported.
| Value: |
1.92 × 1010 m3 / yr
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This is equivalent to... 19.2 km3 / yr 1.92 × 1013 L / yr |
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| HuID: | 78784 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2016 | |
| Summary: | Value is calculated from data presented in Figure 1. This value defines "power generation" as processes used in thermal power generation (coal, nuclear, gas, biomass, oil, other sources, and managing waste heat). This does not include hydroelectric power generation, which is classified under reservoir management | |
| 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 |
