Water Data – World Water

Getting good data on the many issues related to freshwater has long been a challenge. Here you will find data tables from The World’s Water series.

Chapter 1 (v. 8): Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century, Heather Cooley, Newsha Ajami, Mai-Lan Ha, Veena Srinivasan, Jason Morrison, Kristina Donnelly, Juliet Christian-Smith
Chapter 4 (v. 8): Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: What Do We Have to Know?, Heather Cooley and Kristina Donnelly
Water Brief 2 (v. 8): The Red Sea-Dead Sea Project Update , Kristina Donnelly
Water Brief 3 (v. 8): Water Conflict: Events, Trends, and Analysis, Peter Gleick and Matthew Heberger

Table 1: Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country (2011 Update): PDF | Excel
Table 2: Freshwater Withdrawal, by Country and Sector (2013 Update): PDF | Excel
Table 3a and 3b: Access to Improved Drinking Water by Country, 1970–2008 & 2011 Update: PDF| Excel
Table 4a and 4b: Access to Improved Sanitation by Country, 1970–2008 & 2011 Update: PDF| Excel
Table 9: Area Equipped for Irrigation Actually Irrigated: PDF| Excel
Table 15: Total Water Footprint of National Consumption, by Sector and Country, 1996–2005: PDF| Excel

Chapter 4 (v. 7): Fossil Fuel and Water Quality, Lucy Allen, Michael J. Cohen, David Abelson, and Bart Miller
Chapter 7 (v. 7): U.S. Water Policy Reform, Juliet Christian-Smith, Peter H. Gleick, and Heather Cooley
Water Brief 2 (v. 7): The Great Lakes Water Agreements, Peter Schulte
Water Brief 3 (v. 7): Water in the Movies, Peter H. Gleick
Chapter 1 (2008-2009): Peak Water, Meena Palaniappan and Peter H. Gleick
Chapter 5 (2008-2009): China and Water, Peter H. Gleick
Water Brief 2 (2008-2009): Past and Future of Salton Sea, Michael J. Cohen
Water Brief 3 (2008-2009): Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China, Peter H. Gleick

Table 9: Death and DALYs from Selected Water Related Diseases, 2000 and 2004: PDF| Excel
Table 13: Top Environmental Concerns of the American Public: PDF | Excel
Table 19: Per Capita Consumption of Bottled Water: PDF | Excel

Table 6: Annual Average ODA for Water, by Country, 1990 to 2004 (Total and Per Capita): PDF
Table 7: Twenty Largest Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004: PDF
Table 8: Twenty Largest Per Capita Recipients of ODA for Water, 1990 to 2004: PDF
Table 9: Investment in Water and Sewerage Projects with Private Participation, by Region, in Middle- and Low- Income Countries, 1990-2004: PDF
Table 10: Bottled Water Consumption by Country, 1997 to 2004: PDF
Table 11: Global Bottled Water Consumption, by Region, 1997 to 2004: PDF
Table 14: Global Cholera Cases and Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization, 1970 to 2004: PDF
Table 15: Reported Cases of Dracunculiasis by Country, 1972 to 2005: PDF
Table 16: Irrigated Area, by Region, 1961 to 2003: PDF
Table 17: Irrigated Area, Developed and Developing Countries, 1961 – 2003: PDF
Table 18: The U.S. Water Industry Revenue (2003) and Growth (2004–2006): PDF
Table 19: Pesticide Occurrence in Streams, Groundwater, Fish, and Sediment in the United States: PDF
Table 20: Global Desalination Capacity and Plants—January 1, 2005: PDF
Table 21: 100 Largest Desalination Plants Planned, in Construction, or in Operation—January 1, 2005: PDF
Table 22: Installed Desalination Capacity by Year, Number of Plants, and Total Capacity, 1945 to 2004: PDF

Table 13: Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States: PDF
Table 14: Hydroelectric Capacity and Production by Country, 1996: PDF
Table 16: Desalination Capacity by Country, January 1, 1996: PDF
Figure 1.8: Desalination Capacity (chart): GIF
Table 2.2 Estimates of Global Morbidity and Mortality of Water-Related Diseases: PDF