Table 3.
The current installed and projected desalination capacity for sea and brackish water desalination plants, m3/d, in the selected water-scarce countries.
| Country | N2020 [Millions] |
N2050 [Millions] |
Urban Population | QSW | YSW | QBW | YBW | Q2020 [m3/cap/d] × 1000 | WWAVG [m3/cap/d] | ∆Q2050 [Mm3/d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [% Share] | [m3/d × 1000] | [m3/d × 1000] | ||||||||
| Afghanistan | 38.93 | 69.5 | 22% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.85 | 0.25 | 0.140 | 2.13 |
| Burundi | 11.89 | 19.5 | 11% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 0.30 |
| Eritrea | 3.21 | 10.5 | 21% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 0.31 |
| Ethiopia | 114.96 | 171 | 16% | 1.72 | 0.42 | 1.82 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.140 | 3.82 |
| Malawi | 19.13 | 25.9 | 19% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 0.69 |
| Niger | 24.21 | 53 | 17% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 1.26 |
| Nigeria | 206.14 | 258.5 | 49% | 13.28 | 0.45 | 115.61 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.140 | 17.69 |
| Pakistan | 220.89 | 348.7 | 36% | 85.59 | 0.37 | 104.90 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.140 | 17.50 |
| Somalia | 15.89 | 39.7 | 37% | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 2.05 |
| Sudan | 43.85 | 60.1 | 39% | 43.25 | 0.82 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 2.08 | 0.140 | 3.24 |
| Tanzania | 59.73 | 69.1 | 26% | 0.60 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.140 | 2.51 |
| Uganda | 45.74 | 103.2 | 13% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 1.87 |
| Zimbabwe | 14.86 | 23.5 | 38% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.140 | 1.25 |
| Total | 819.45 | 1252.20 | - | 145.56 | - | 231.93 | - | 2.92 | - | 57.1 |
| Average | 63.03 | 96.32 | - | 11.20 | - | 17.84 | - | 0.22 | - | 4.20 |