Jordan currently consumptively uses around 770 MCM of water across all use sectors2
. Irrigation uses the lion‘s share of this amount – some 65% – while most of the rest goes to serve urban
consumers. About 30% of the amount supplied comes from surface water, mostly from the
Yarmouk and Jordan Rivers, while roughly 57% is withdrawn from renewable fresh groundwater
aquifers, almost all of which are located in the highlands. However, of the groundwater withdrawn
from these aquifers, 34% (166 MCM) comprises over-abstraction, meaning that it is being withdrawn
from the aquifers more rapidly than it is being replenished by natural inflow