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Charting a Course – Figure 5

Water use in the natural resource sectors, 1981–2005

1981

  • Agriculture = 3125 Mm3(million cubic meters)
  • Oil and Gas = 180 Mm3(million cubic meters)
  • Mining =  624 Mm3
  • Manufacturing = 9370 Mm3
  • Thermal Electricity = 18166 Mm3
  • Pulp and Paper = 3170 Mm3

1986

  • Agriculture = 3559 Mm3
  • Oil and Gas = 86
  • Mining = 544
  • Manufacturing = 7729
  • Thermal Electricity = 24963
  • Pulp and Paper = 3082

1991

  • Agriculture = 3991
  • Oil and Gas = 108
  • Mining = 489
  • Manufacturing = 6793
  • Thermal Electricity = 28288
  • Pulp and Paper = 2943

1996

  • Agriculture = 4098
  • Oil and Gas = 145
  • Mining = 681
  • Manufacturing = 5898
  • Thermal Electricity = 28664
  • Pulp and Paper = 2505

2000

  • Agriculture = 3026
  • Oil and Gas = 174
  • Mining = 568
  • Manufacturing = 5630
  • Thermal Electricity = 28245
  • Pulp and Paper = 2535

2005

  • Agriculture = 1953
  • Oil and Gas = 203
  • Mining = 456
  • Manufacturing = 5362
  • Thermal Electricity = 27825
  • Pulp and Paper = 2565