Statistics

Water consumption in the West Bank (not including East Jerusalem) in 2018, by district*

 

District Annual quantity of water supplied to the district
(in million cubic meters)		 Per capita daily consumption**
(in liters)		 Loss 
 (resulting from defective pipes or theft)
Bethlehem & Hebron 39.3 78.5 11.9
Jenin 8.2 50.2 2.3
Tubas 4.0 118.4 1.3
Tulkarm 10.1 99.3 3.2
Jericho & Jordan Valley*** 6.5 268.7 1.5
Salfit 5.4 155.5 1.0
Qalqiliya 8.3 147.4 2.1
Ramallah, al-Bira & al-Quds 21.4 97.3 3.8
Nablus 15.7 82.9 3.7
Total 118.9 90.5 30.8

 

* Based on data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics website.
**   Domestic, commercial and industrial consumption.
*** This figure includes water used for recreation, tourism and economic activity in these areas.

 

 

Water consumption in The Gaza Strip in 2018, by district*

 

District Annual quantity of water supplied to the district
(in million cubic meters)		 Per capita daily consumption**
(in liters)		 Loss 
 (resulting from defective pipes or theft)
North Gaza 24.0 89.9 11.4
Gaza 32.4 85.8 11.4
Deir al-Balah 13.9 80.6 5.6
Khan Yunis 15.4 81.3 4.0
Rafah 9.4 70.2 3.2
Total 95.1 83.1 35.6

 

* Based on data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics website.
**   Domestic, commercial and industrial consumption.
*** This figure includes water used for recreation, tourism and economic activity in these areas.

 

Previous Years

Water consumption in the West Bank (not including East Jerusalem) in 2016, by district*

 

District Annual quantity of water supplied to the district
(in million cubic meters)		 Per capita daily consumption**
(in liters)		 Loss 
 (resulting from defective pipes or theft)
Bethlehem & Hebron 36.5 69.1 12.2
Jenin 7.8 44.1 2.6
Tubas 3.5 84.9 1.4
Tulkarm 10.8 97.8 4.1
Jericho & Jordan Valley*** 6.1 207.0 2.0
Salfit 3.3 97.3 0.7
Qalqiliya 8.5 154.8 2.0
Ramallah, al-Bira & al-Quds 26.1 105.6 5.8
Nablus 13.4 66.0 3.9
Total 116.0 82.3 34.7

 

* Based on data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics website.
**   Domestic, commercial and industrial consumption.
*** This figure includes water used for recreation, tourism and economic activity in these areas.

 

 

Palestinian  Residential Areas in Area C* of the West Bank Not Connected to a Running-Water Network as of 2013*

District No. of residential areas No. of residents in these residential areas
al-Quds 15 1,672
Bethlehem 4 1,160
Hebron 21 5,067
Jenin 66 13,920
Jericho 21 1,934
Nablus 2 480
Qalqiliya 11 1,765
Ramallah 6 194
Salfit 4 367
Tubas 10 1,367
Tulkarm 20 2,273
Total 180 30,199

* Residential areas located fully or partly in Area C. ** Source: OCHA OPT

 

Water Consumption in the West Bank by District in 2014* 
 
District Annual quantity of water supplied to tde district (in million cubic meters) Per capita daily consumption (in liters) Loss (resulting from defective pipes or theft)
al-Quds 4.4 40 2.1
Bethlehem & Hebron 35.2 73.3 10.9
Jenin 6.4 39.2 2.0
Jericho & Jordan Valley 5.9 213 1.9
Nablus 12.0 64.7 3.1
Qalqiliya 8.6 165.2 2.0
Ramallah al-Bira 18.1 125.3 2.4
Salfit 3.1 90.1 0.8
Tubas 2.0 55.9 0.7
Tulkarm 7.1 66.8 2.7
Total 102.8 79.1 28.6

* Based on data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics website.
** Domestic, commercial and industrial  consumption.  

Population of the West Bank Not Connected to a Running-Water Network by District in 2011*

District Number of residents Communities not Connected to Running-water Network Residents in Unconnected Communities Residents not Connected to Running-water Network (by percentage)
al-Quds 144,740 2 1,546 1.07%
Bethlehem 188,880 2 2,518 1.33%
Hebron 600,364 32 27,965 4.66%
Jenin 274,001 8 18,198 6.64%
Jericho 45,433 0 0 0.00%
Nablus 340,117 4 12,884 3.79%
Qalqiliya 97,447 2 1,863 1.91%
Ramallah 301,296 1 811 0.27%
Salfit 63,148 1 4,826 7.64%
Tubas 54,765 3 526 0.96%
Tulkarm 165,791 2 528 0.32%
Total 2,275,982 57 71,666 2.60%
 
Water Consumption in the West Bank by District in 2011* 
 
District Annual quantity of water supplied to tde district (in million cubic meters) Per capita daily consumption (in liters) Loss (resulting from defective pipes or theft)
al-Quds 4.64 53 39.8
Bethlehem 10.69 102 34.40%
Hebron 19.81 67 26.20%
Jenin 5.99 43 27.60%
Jericho 3.55 162 24.40%
Nablus 11.23 64 29.50%
Qalqiliya 4.01 87 23.00%
Ramallah 16.2 108 26.80%
Salfit 2.57 87 21.50%
Tubas 1.7 60 30.00%
Tulkarm 4.61 46 40.10%
Total 85 73* 29.40%

* Weighted average
 

Population of the West Bank Not Connected to a Running-Water Network by District in 2008**

District Number of residents Communities not Connected to Running-water Network Residents in Unconnected Communities "Residents not Connected to Running-water Network (by percentage)
al-Quds 164,247 3 2,113 0.90%
Bethlehem 182,340 0 0 5%
Hebron 569,317 47 38,712 7%
Jenin 264,667 31 49,284 19%
Jericho 43,101 0 0 0
Nablus 332,102 26 67,772 20%
Qalqiliya 94,051 7 5,373 5.70%
Ramallah 287,193 0 0 0.06%
Salfit 61,426 2 8,032 13%
Tubas 50,380 12 14,796 29%
Tulkarm 163,434 5 2,707 12%
Total 2,212,258 133 188,922 10.40%

 

Water Consumption in the West Bank by Districts in 2008**

District Annual quantity of water supplied to tde district (in million cubic meters) Loss (resulting from defective pipes or tdeft) Per capita daily consumption (in liters)
al-Quds 7.55 32% 86
Bethlehem 9.74 39% 89
Hebron 16.69 30% 56
Jenin 6.43 34% 44
Jericho 3.6 20% 183
Nablus 11.76 37% 62
Qalqiliya 5.2 26% 112
Ramallah 14.79 32% 96
Salfit 2.12 29% 67
Tubas 0.92 27% 37
Tulkarm 9.74 39% 99
Total 88.54 31% 84.6
* Source: The Palestinian Water Authority's statistics for the end of 2011.

 

** Source: The Palestinian Water Authority's statistics for the end of 2008.

 

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Village of a-Duqaiqah, South Hebron Hills, not hooked up to water grid; villagers purchase water from water-trucks, paying 4 times as much as the average water tariff for private use in Israel. Photo by Nasser Nawaj'ah, B’Tselem, 19 August 2012
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