Water Statistics and Water Account
in Jordan
JORDAN
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Status of National Accounts and Water statistics
in Jordan
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Data available on: Quantities of surface, ground water
and treated waste water
Quantities of water supply for municipal and industrial
uses
Detail information on water basins distributed by usage
Waste water treatment plants on design and operation
capacity, Detailed and specialized results on microbial
and chemical tests
Chemical and physical analysis on drinking water
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Status of National Accounts and Water statistics
in Jordan
Quantity of water supply by source
 Water used for production and waste water generated
by certain sectors depending on specialized surveys
 Cost of water consumed as a commodity in some
sectors
 Cost of infra structure projects for water sectors
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Water sector challenges
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Scarcity of renewable water resources
Depletion of ground water
High losses during distribution and weakness in
delivery
Limited waste water plants efficiency
High population number and forced immigration
Per capita water supply is around 145 liter/day in 2005
and expected to be 90 m3/year in 2025
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Water Resources
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The climate is generally arid: 70% of the country
receives less than 100 mm
90% of the country receives less than 200 mm
North western highland 2% receives around 300 mm
Water resources
1. Surface water: Jordan rift Valley, Springs and Floods
2. Ground Water: Renewable and Non-Renewable
3. Treated Waste Water
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Comparison of surface water budget for
2005/2006 with long-term average 1937-2006
Rainfall
Volume
Evaporation
Floods
Infiltration
Period
Volume
%
Volume
%
Volume
%
2005/200
6
6258.0
5812.7
92.9
156.6
2.5
288.8
4.6
1937-2006
8322.0
7698.1
92.5
196.4
2.4
429.4
5.2
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Total quantity of ground water, Number of wells
and % of safe yield by source of ground water
2006
Source
Quantity
% of total
used
water
Safe
limits
Total no.
of wells
Balance
% of safe
yield
Ground
water
479.6
51.84
275.5
2839
-204.1
174%
-Renewable
392.3
81.8
275.5
2761
-100.5
-Nonrenewable
87.3
18.2
143.0*
78
-71.5
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Quantities of treated waste water and used for
irrigation 1998-2006 M.C.M.
Source
1998 1999 2000
2001
2002 2003 2004
200
5
2006
Treated waste water
82.0
86.5
83.1
73.44
83.2
85.5
88.4
89.3
103.5
Used for irrigation
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69.7
72.0
73.44
72.4
75.4
86.4
83.6
80.26
% of treated water
from
all
water
resources
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13.3
8.81
15.06
14.0
14.9
10.0
8.9
8.67
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Water Supply
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Total water supply is 925.22 M.C.M. in 2006
Surface water supply is 39.49% from the total
Renewable and Non-Renewable ground water is
51.84%
Treated waste water share for irrigation use is 13.64%
Jordan Rift valley contribute to 70.3%
Springs contributes to 13.8%
Flood share is 15.9%
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Quantity of water Supply by Resource
2006 M.C.M
Source
Livestock
irrigation
Industrial
Municipal
Total
1. Surface Water
7.0
262.6
4.04
91.71
365.33
-Jordan Rift Valley
0.0
185.1
3.92
67.70
256.78
-Spring
0.0
35.3
0.12
15.12
50.57
-Floods
7.0
42.2
0.00
8.89
58.06
Ground Water
0.8
245.5
34.45
198.87
479.63
-Renewable
0.8
200.3
21.00
170.19
392.31
-Non-Renewable
0.0
45.2
13.45
28.68
87.31
Treated Waste water
0.0
80.3
0.00
0.00
80.26
Total
7.8
588.3
38.48
290.58
925.22
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Water Account
The main input for water resources is precipitation 
and inflow from other territories. The main natural
flows that decrease the stock are evaporation and
outflow to other territories.
The price of water provide inadequate indicator on its 
economic value. This situation is applicable to Jordan
because of water scarcity. The monetary value of water
used in different sectors of industry, services,
transportation and construction are available
depending on water price considering the water as
commodity enter in production process
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water used in certain sectors (M.C.M.)
2003
Sector
2004
2005
used
sewage
used
sewage
used
Hazardous
industries
6.99
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7.68
Medical
Services
1.3
1.2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.17
Construction
0.86
0.23
1.5
0.3
1.7
0.4
Industry
33.2
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Mining
and
Quarrying*
21.6
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-
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sewage
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physical use table M.C.M. in 2005
)Industries (by ISIC categories)
From the
environment
Within the
economy
.irrig 1
1
stock
All
except
1,35,36
,37
:)b.1+b.2 =U1 - Total abstraction (=a.1+a.2
0
0
0
0
857.4
a.1- Abstraction for own use
0
0
0
0
a.2- Abstraction for distribution
0
0
0
:b.1- From water resources
0
0
Surface water
0
Groundwater
35
36
37
Total
Households
0
857.4
0
857.4
368.7
0.0
368.7
0
368.7
0
488.7
0.0
488.7
0
488.7
0
0
857.4
0
857.4
0
857.4
0
0
0
351.4
0
351.4
0
351.4
0
0
0
0
506
0
506
0
506
Soil water
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
b.2- From other sources
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Collection of precipitation
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Abstraction from the sea
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
379.9
4.446
21.89
0
0
89.4
495.7
166
661.7
U2 - Use of water received from other
economic units
Reused water :of which
83.6
Wastewater to sewerage :of which
Total use of water - U=U1+U2
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89.4
379.9
4.446
21.89
0
857.4
89.4
Rest of the world
Total
83.6
83.6
89.4
89.4
1353
166
1519
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physical stock of renewable freshwater resources
M.C.M
Jordan
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Precipitation
8746.0
8746.0
9110.0
2973.0
3651.0
7375.0
7545.0
9708.03
6951.0
9304.0
Evaporation
7921.0
8207.2
8463.2
2919.0
3473.9
6815.2
7011.8
9026.4
6550.5
8671.0
Internal flow
(1+2)
825
538.8
646.8
54
177.1
363.2
533.2
681.6
400.5
633.0
Inflow of
surface and
ground water
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700.6
737.4
734.7
779.5
738.1*
Renewable
fresh water
resources
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1013.6
1270.6
1416.7
1180
1376.2
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2004
2005
1996
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Prices of the total amount of water in specific
sectors (000 JD) in 2005
Sector
Stock
Purchase
during the
year
Change
in Stock
Materials
sold
without
processing
Losses
Consumption
cost
Industry
-electricity
generation and
distribution
0.0
0.0
28135.7
1198.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
28135.4
1198.1
Wholesaler and
retailer
0.0
4173.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4173.6
*Services
0.0
8710.8
-0.9
0.0
0.0
8711.7
Construction
0.0
2614.8
-0.1
0.0
0.0
2614.9
*Transportation
and
communication
0.0
2790.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2790.1
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79.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
79.0
Insurance
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Economic valuation depending on the type of
the project, 2005 (infrastructure cost)
Project Type
Total Value (million JD)
Comments
Water projects
90.97
1.88 million Euro,18.3
million $ and 1850 million
Yen
Water Design Studies
240.8
16.85 million $
Desalinization Plants
0.395
Projects
system
Sewage
29.86
Bids for sewage system
projects
1.49
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9.17 million Euro
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Difficulties in Environmental Statistic
Division
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1. Deficiency in detailed data related to natural
resources ex. Water asset account describe stock at
the beginning and end of an accounting period
which is not available
2. Need of specialized studies related to degradation
and pollution of resources which is expensive (effect
of air pollution on health and valuation of water in
agriculture depending on change in productivity
approach)
3. Fear of under or over estimating of a resource
4. Training on calculation methodologies
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The potential implementation of the
SEEAW
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The implementation of the SEEAW will take place in
the planned situation if the stuff given adequate
training in the account methodologies, decide tow
employees to work full time for this topic and has
enough money for the working group
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The priority in environment division is for sustainable
indicators in water, energy, air pollution and
biodiversity statistic
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Jordan Situation
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In Jordan several specific studies takes place in
universities to evaluate natural resources such as coral reef
in Aqaba gulf. Surveys were conducted to ask target
people (tourists) about willingness to pay for visiting
Aqaba and interesting in diving and coral reef view
(Travel cost method) a19nd the effect of increasing price
of admission on the travel cost. Since travel cost is
varying from one person to another it is possible to
construct a demand function for recreation. In the same
manner different studies evaluate Dibbeen and Jarash
forests. These studies are expensive and need specialist
researchers for collecting data and filling specialized
questionnaires prepared for this purpose.
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Thank You
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