Water Consumption In Malaysia Journal
Water use in malaysia total by sector and by year.
Water consumption in malaysia journal. Since 2005 malaysia s water reserves per capita per day is declining at a rate of 5 8 liters per year. Based on total volume of water produced in year 2008 at 4 196 000 mly and a naonal average nrw of 36 3 the. The daily water consumption benchmark set up the un is 165 litres per day for every person. Comprehensively understanding water consumption behavior is necessary to design efficient and effective water use strategies.
Pakistan journal of nutrition 13 5. In malaysia we are blessed with an abundance of rainfall and water resources. People with no access to a safe drinking water source in malaysia. Malaysia s increasing water consumption 2005 2009 worryingly this increase in water consumption is not matched by an increase in water reserves.
Years with missing data left empty. At this rate malaysia would be left with nearly no water reserves by 2025. Water use can include water used and then returned to its source renewable resource. Despite global efforts to identify the factors that affect domestic water consumption those related to domestic water use in rural regions have not been sufficiently studied particularly in villages that have gained access to improved water supply.
It has been estimated that each of us enjoy a per capita renewable water of more than 5 000 m3 per person per year. Less than 10 of the present water use in malaysia is from groundwater resources 1. Get highlights of hottest news and must share stories every day. When compared to water resources available to people in many other countries where the per capita renewable water of less than 1 000 m3 per capita per year are not uncommon the amount available to.
A group of researchers from malaysia have proposed a system that recycles used ablution water within a close loop system for use toilet flushing general washing green roof and plants watering. The mwig contains a wealth of data that truly reflects the state of the water services in malaysia. In 2013 the average water consumption per day of malaysians was 210 litres while in 2014 the average consumption has risen by 2 liters which means 212 litres or about 141 bottles of 1 5 litres. See world total and list by country.