Development contrasts: Canada vs. Ethiopia

Question 1

Canada

Answer 1

 Each household uses 800 litres per person
per day
 Water used for lawns, parks and swimming
pools
 Issues of rising water bills and leakages
 Water poverty index = 78
 Water use agricultural = 12%
 Water use industrial = 69%
 Water use domestic = 20%
 GNI ($ per person) = 33,170
 Population in 2000 (millions) = 30

Question 2

Ethiopia

Answer 2

 Each person uses 1 litre per day
 Water is fetched daily from a shared
source
 Issues of water shortages, pollution and
risk of disease
 Water poverty index = 45
 Water use agricultural = 93%
 Water use industrial = 6%
 Water use domestic = 1%
 GNI ($ per person) = 170
 Population in 2000 (millions) = 62.9