In 2016, 60 percent of the wastewater in Morocco were discharged into the sea untreated, which represented a volume of 475.2 million cubic meters (MCM), while 316.8 MCM were thrown into rivers and forests. Furthermore, a low volume of wastewater was reused in the agricultural sector, which was one of the means of alleviating water scarcity and improving crop productivity and environmental sustainability.
Wastewater reuse in Morocco as of 2016
(in million cubic meters)
Waste water is defined as used water, usually discharged into the sewage system, which contains matter and bacteria in solution or suspension. Domestic wastewater is 99.9% water and 0.1% solids.
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Netherlands Enterprise Agency. (March 1, 2018). Wastewater reuse in Morocco as of 2016 (in million cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174349/wastewater-reuse-in-morocco/
Netherlands Enterprise Agency. "Wastewater reuse in Morocco as of 2016 (in million cubic meters)." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174349/wastewater-reuse-in-morocco/
Netherlands Enterprise Agency. (2018). Wastewater reuse in Morocco as of 2016 (in million cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174349/wastewater-reuse-in-morocco/
Netherlands Enterprise Agency. "Wastewater Reuse in Morocco as of 2016 (in Million Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174349/wastewater-reuse-in-morocco/
Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Wastewater reuse in Morocco as of 2016 (in million cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174349/wastewater-reuse-in-morocco/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Wastewater reuse in Morocco as of 2016 (in million cubic meters) [Graph], Netherlands Enterprise Agency, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174349/wastewater-reuse-in-morocco/
