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Water Resources in India: Facts |
| No | Item | Year | Unit | Value | | I. Water Resources | | 1 | Average precipitation | 1961-1990 | mm/year | 1083 | | 3 | Internal renewable water resources | 2003 | cubic km/year | 1260.54 | | 4 | Groundwater: produced internally | 2003 | cubic km/year | 418.54 | | 5 | Surface water: produced internally | 2003 | cubic km/year | 1222.00 | | 6 | Overlap: Surface and groundwater | 2003 | cubic km/year | 380.00 | | 7 | Total renewable water resources (natural)- | 2003 | cubic km/year | 1907.76 | | 8 | Total renewable water resources (actual)- | 2003 | cubic km/year | 1896.66 | | 9 | Total renewable water resources (actual)- | 2003 | cubic m per capita per year | 1880 | | 10 | Dependency ratio | 2003 | (%) | 34 | | II. Water Use | | 1 | Agricultural water use | 2000 | cubic km/year | 558.39 | | 2 | Agricultural water use | 2003 | (%) | 86 | | 3 | Domestic water use | 2000 | cubic km/year | 52.24 | | 4 | Domestic water use | 2003 | (%) | 8 | | 5 | Industrial water use | 2000 | cubic km/year | 35.21 | | 6 | Industrial water use | 2003 | (%) | 5 | | 7 | Total water use | 2000 | cubic km/year | 645.84 | | | | Sources: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United States (FAO), AQUASTAT 2003 | |
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