Table 16. Desalination Capacity by Country, January 1, 1996
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Total Capacity |
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Country |
(cubic meters/day) |
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Saudi Arabia |
5,006,194 |
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United States |
2,799,000 |
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United Arab Emirates |
2,134,233 |
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Kuwait |
1,284,327 |
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Libya |
638,377 |
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Japan |
637,900 |
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Qatar |
560,764 |
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Spain |
492,824 |
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Italy |
483,668 |
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Iran |
423,427 |
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Iraq |
324,476 |
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Bahrain |
282,955 |
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Korea |
265,957 |
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Netherland Antilles |
210,905 |
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Algeria |
190,837 |
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Hong Kong |
183,079 |
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Oman |
180,621 |
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Kazakhstan |
167,379 |
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Malta |
145,031 |
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Singapore |
133,695 |
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Russia |
116,140 |
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India |
115,509 |
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Holland |
110,438 |
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Mexico |
105,146 |
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Indonesia |
103,244 |
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Egypt |
102,051 |
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Great Britain |
101,397 |
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Taiwan |
101,180 |
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Israel |
90,378 |
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Chile |
83,509 |
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Australia |
82,129 |
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South Africa |
79,531 |
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Virgin Islands St. Croix |
71,940 |
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Tunisia |
47,402 |
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Virgin Islands St. Thomas |
46,807 |
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Turmenistan |
43,707 |
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Bahamas |
37,474 |
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Yemen |
36,996 |
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Canada |
35,629 |
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Greece |
35,620 |
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Virgin Islands Tortola |
31,702 |
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Uzbekistan |
31,200 |
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France |
29,112 |
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Antigua |
28,533 |
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Peru |
24,538 |
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Thailand |
24,075 |
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Ukraine |
21,000 |
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Poland |
20,564 |
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Gibralter |
20,079 |
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Morocco |
19,700 |
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Venezuela |
19,629 |
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Cuba |
18,926 |
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Lebanon |
17,083 |
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Cayman Islands |
16,986 |
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Maldives |
16,940 |
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Argentina |
15,960 |
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Austria |
14,540 |
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Malaysia |
13,699 |
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Bermudas |
13,171 |
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Azerbaijan |
12,680 |
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Belarus |
12,640 |
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Czech Republic |
11,085 |
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Cabo Verde |
10,500 |
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French Antigua |
10,400 |
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Colombia |
7,165 |
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Jordan |
7,131 |
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Sahara |
7,002 |
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Cyprus |
6,275 |
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Jamaica |
6,094 |
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Nigeria |
6,000 |
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Denmark |
5,960 |
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Portugal |
5,920 |
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Philippines |
5,648 |
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Syria |
5,488 |
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Pakistan |
4,560 |
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Mauritania |
4,440 |
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Ecuador |
4,433 |
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Belgium |
3,900 |
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Ireland |
2,725 |
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Marshall Island |
2,650 |
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Switzerland |
2,506 |
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Yugoslavia |
2,204 |
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Sudan |
1,450 |
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Acsension |
1,362 |
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Bulgaria |
1,320 |
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Sweden |
1,300 |
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Norway |
1,200 |
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Nauru Pacific |
1,136 |
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Domincan Republic |
1,135 |
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Namibia |
1,090 |
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Brazil |
1,079 |
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Paraguay |
1,000 |
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Belize |
757 |
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Virgin Islands Handsome Bay |
681 |
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Virgin Islands Road Town |
681 |
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Honduras |
651 |
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Turks and Caicos |
640 |
|
Turkey |
600 |
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Virgin Islands St. John |
568 |
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Hungary |
500 |
Last Updated on 4/21/99
By Pacific Institute
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