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countries whose water use exceeds 100 percent of their renewable water supplies, with population doubling times

Country

Water withdrawals as a percentage of renewable water supplies late 1980s

Years required for population to double at current rate of natural increase*

Libya

374%

20.4

Qatar

174%

33.0

United Arab Emirates

140%

24.8

Yemen

135%

21.7

Jordan

110%

19.3

Israel

110%

46.2

Saudi Arabia

106%

21.7

Kuwait

more than 100%

23.1

Bahrain

more than 100%

28.9

*Excludes rates of migratory flows, which are significant in some of these countries

Source: Adapted from Peter H. Gleick, "Water and Conflict," 1992; Population Reference Bureau, 1993 World Population Data Sheet