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
| 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% |
| 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 2008.
