- The trend will continue increasing, because the installed seawater desalination units are covering only 70% of the current needs of distilled seawater.
- The desalination capacity increases 7% per year.
- The share of the distilled water worldwide is only 0.3% of the total water supply.
- The share of the worldwide installed seawater desalination units according to the countries: 18% Saudi Arabia, 17% USA, 16% UAE, 6% Spain, 5% Kuwait.
- The capacity of the installed seawater distillation units according to the countries (2005-m³/per day):
| Saudi Arabia: |
6.500.000 |
| USA: |
6.000.000 |
| UAE: |
4.900.000 |
| Spain: |
2.200.000 |
| Kuwait: |
2.000.000 |
| Japan: |
1.100.000 |
| Lybia: |
800.000 |
| Korea: |
800.000 |
| Algeria: |
800.000 |
| Qatar, Italy, Iran, Israel, Bahrain, India, Mexico: |
400.000 |
- The Far and Middle East belongs to the regions with the biggest lack of water resources.
- 50% of the installed sea water desalination units are in the Far and Middle East.
- The average of the increasing water consumption in this region is the highest in the world for example in UAE 570 liter per day which is 3 times more than the international average.
- The availability of renewable water from the natural water circulation per person covers only 20% from the international average in this region.
- Quelle: Global Water Intelligence (GWI)
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- Facts and potentials of the Seawater Desalination
