Know more about Egypt's water resources

CAIRO - 16 May 2024: The ancient Egyptian civilization was a pioneer in good water management and in harnessing the waters of the Nile River to build a great civilization. 

 

Over the past years, development has continued for all elements of the water system until the present day, as Egypt works to confront water challenges resulting from limited water resources and population increase.

 

In the following report, we learn about the details of Egypt’s water resources:

 

1- The population increase led to a decline in the per capita share in Egypt from 2,000 cubic meters in the sixties of the last century to 1,000 cubic meters per capita in the nineties, to now, it is around 500 cubic meters per capita.

 

2- Egypt’s water needs are about 114 billion cubic meters of water annually, while Egypt’s water resources are estimated at about 59.60 billion cubic meters annually.

 

3- We have 55.50 billion from the Nile River water, 1.30 billion from rainwater, 2.40 billion from non-renewable deep groundwater and 0.40 billion from seawater desalination.

 

4- A total of 20.90 billion cubic meters of water are reused annually, and agricultural crops are imported from abroad, corresponding to a water consumption estimated at about 33.50 billion cubic meters of water annually.