Half the world faces water scarcity part of the year. Jordan lives with it every day
The UN World Water Development Report 2025 says about 4 billion people face severe water scarcity at least one month a year. In Jordan, renewable fresh water is around 61 cubic metres per person — far below the scarcity line.
PURISOL® Team
The UN World Water Development Report 2025, released for World Water Day, focused on mountains and glaciers — the “water towers” that feed rivers for billions of people. Its broader figures are sobering:
- About 4 billion people — half the world’s population — experience severe water scarcity for at least part of the year.
- 25 countries, home to a quarter of the world’s population, face extremely high water stress every year.
- Around 2.2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water.
Jordan: scarcity as a permanent condition
Jordan is consistently ranked among the most water-scarce countries on earth. Official and international sources put renewable fresh water at roughly 61 cubic metres per person per year — against an internationally recognised absolute scarcity line of 500 cubic metres. Jordan’s Water Minister has warned that the annual per-capita share does not exceed 60 cubic metres.
The country’s main structural answer is the Aqaba–Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (the National Water Carrier), designed to deliver around 300 million cubic metres a year from the Red Sea, with most of it pumped to Amman.
Every litre has to work harder
When supply is this tight, efficiency matters at every step between the source and the glass:
- Treatment that removes hardness and dissolved solids without excessive reject water.
- Containers that are reused many times rather than single-use bottles.
- Distribution routes planned so trucks deliver more per kilometre.
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