Term:
Depletion of renewable groundwater resources: rate (km3/year)
Definition:

Annual amount of water withdrawn from renewable aquifers which is not replenished (average overexploitation of aquifers). When the action is continuous, it is a form of overdraft of rechargeable aquifers or mining. Over a long period of time, there is a risk of depleting the aquifer when the abstraction exceeds the recharge.

Domain:
Water
Source:
FAO Water Term # 34
Irrigation in the Middle East region in figures
AQUASTAT Survey – 2008
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