Geography of Bahrain - Resources and Land Use

Resources and Land Use

Natural resources:

  • oil, associated and non associated natural gas, fish, pearls

Land use:

  • arable land: 2.82%
  • permanent crops: 5.63%
  • other: 91.55% (2005)

Irrigated land: 40 km² (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 0.1 m³ (1997)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

  • total: 0.3 km³/yr (40%/3%/57%)
  • per capita: 411 m³/yr (2000)

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