Socio-Economic Baseline Data: Middle East and Arid Asia region                                                                                  
  Population and Human Development       Economic Conditions       Land Cover / Use       Water         Agriculture / Food               Energy     Biodiversity        
Country Total Pop. (1000s) 1995 Current Pop. Density (persons/km2) 1995 Projected Pop. Density (persons/km2) 2025 Total Urban Pop. (1000s) 1995 Urban Pop. in Coastal Cities (1000s) 1980 GDP per Capita in Constant PPP ('85IN$) 1992 GDP from Agriculture (%) 1993 GDP from Industry (%) 1993 GDP from Services (%) 1993 GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 1993 Total Land Area (1000ha) 1993 Arable and Permanent Cropland (1000ha) 1993 Permanent Pasture (1000 ha) 1993 Forest and Woodland (1000 ha) 1993 Other Land (1000ha) 1993 Water Resources per Capita (m3) 1995 Domestic Annual Withdraws (%) 1995 Industry Annual Withdraws (%) 1995 Agriculture Annual Withdraws (%) 1995 Irrigated Land (1000ha) 1993 Agricultural Labor Force (1000s) 1993 Total Labor Force (1000s) 1993 Cattle Stocks (1000s) 1994 Sheep Stocks (1000s) 1994 Goat Stocks (1000s) 1994 Pig Stocks (1000s) 1994 Equines (horses /mules/asses) (1000s) 1994 Buffalo Stocks (1000s) 1994 Camel Stocks (1000s) 1994 Total Commercial Energy Consumption (PJ) 1993 Traditional Fuel Consumption (TJ) 1991 Commercial Hydroelectric Consumption (PJ) 1993 Known Mammal Species (#) 1990's Endemic Mammal Species (#) 1990's Known Bird Species (#) 1990's Endemic Bird Species (#) 1990's Known Plant Species (#) 1990's Endemic Plant Species (#) 1990's    
Afghanistan, Islamic State 20141 31 69 4026 X X X X X X 65209 8054 30000 1900 25255 2482 1 0 99 3000 3234 6133 1500 14200 2150 X 1483 X 265 22 50649 1.71 123 1 460 0 3,500 800    
Bahrain 564 831 1360 509 279 X 0.94 41.7 57.36 X 68 2 4 X 62 X X X X 1 3 207 16 29 17 X 0 X 1 276 0 0 X X X X X X    
Iran, Islamic Rep 67283 41 75 39716 872 3685 20.75 36.36 42.88 2.8 163600 18150 44000 11400 90050 1746 4 9 87 9400 4325 17029 7100 45400 23500 0 2288 300 140 3264 28613 39.6 140 5 502 1 X X    
Iraq 20449 47 97 15258 0 X X X X X 43737 5450 4000 192 34095 5340 3 5 92 2550 1041 5672 1100 6320 1050 X 196 100 15 933 1026 2.16 81 1 381 1 X X    
Israel 5629 267 371 5098 2826 9843 X X X X 2062 435 145 126 1356 382 16 5 79 180 82 2134 362 330 100 100 11 X 10 505 126 0.11 92 3 500 0 X X    
Jordan 5439 56 123 3887 70 X 7.96 26.24 65.8 5.8 8893 405 791 70 7627 314 29 6 65 63 58 1190 42 2100 555 X 26 X 18 147 79 0.08 71 0 361 0 2,200 X    
Kazakhstan, Rep 17111 6 8 10218 X X X X X -12.9 266,980 34800 186562 9600 X 9900 4 17 79 2200 X X 9347 33524 684 2445 1440 105 55 3381 0 27.46 X 4 X 0 X X    
Kuwait 1547 87 157 1501 1190 X 0.49 54.82 44.69 X 1782 5 137 2 1638 103 64 32 4 2 X X 12 150 15 X 0 X 1 471 0 0 21 0 321 0 234 X    
Kyrgyz Rep 4745 24 36 1847 X X X X X -16.4 19,130 1420 8700 700 X 13003 3 7 90 900 X X 1061 7077 219 165 310 X 50 150 0 32.05 X X X X X X    
Lebanon 3009 289 425 2622 2016 X X X X X 1023 306 10 80 627 1854 11 4 85 86 69 929 80 258 456 41 46 X 1 121 4639 1.3 54 0 329 0 X X    
Oman 2163 10 29 285 62 X X X X 7 21246 63 1000 X 20183 892 3 3 94 X 169 454 144 149 739 X 26 X 96 162 0 0 56 2 430 0 1,018 73    
Pakistan 140497 176 358 48742 5215 1432 24.81 25.29 49.9 2.6 77088 21250 5000 3480 47358 3331 1 1 98 17110 18413 38226 18146 28975 41340 X 4335 18887 1121 1135 296244 77.44 151 3 671 0 4,929 372    
Qatar 551 50 73 503 197 X X X X X 1100 7 50 X 1043 X X X X 8 X X 12 170 150 X 1 X 43 558 182 0 X X X X X X    
Saudi Arabia 17880 8 20 14339 1954 X X X X X 214969 3740 120000 1800 89429 254 45 8 47 435 1877 5126 203 7257 4150 X 101 X 415 2933 0 0 77 0 413 0 1,729 X    
Syrian Arab Rep 14661 79 181 7676 266 X X X X X 18378 5775 8060 650 3893 3662 7 10 83 906 768 3414 770 12000 1200 1 225 1 3 565 117 24.15 X X X X X X    
Tajikistan, Rep 6101 43 82 1964 X X X X X X 14060 849 3545 537 9129 16604 5 7 88 639 X X 1250 2000 845 40 85 X 50 258 0 61.62 X 2 X 0 X X    
Turkey 61945 79 117 42598 9928 3807 15.09 30.39 54.51 X 76963 27535 12378 20199 16851 3117 24 19 57 3674 11676 25598 11910 37541 10133 9 1463 316 2 1979 95689 122.22 116 1 418 0 8,472 2,675    
Turkmenistan, Rep 4099 8 14 1839 X X X X X X 48,810 1480 30800 4000 X 17573 1 8 91 1300 X X 1104 6000 314 159 45 X 40 555 0 0.1 X 0 X 0 X X    
United Arab Emirates 1904 23 35 1600 824 X 2.21 57.5 40.29 X 8360 39 200 3 8118 1047 11 9 80 5 18 864 65 333 861 X 0 X 148 1039 0 0 25 0 360 0 X X    
Uzbekistan, Rep 22843 51 84 9430 X X 22.98 35.99 41.03 -2.4 42,540 4500 20800 1300 X 5674 4 12 84 4000 X X 5291 8600 968 391 270 85 20 1903 0 26.49 X 0 X 0 X X    
 Yemen  14501  27  64  4877  927 X 21 24.02 54.98 X  52797  1481  16065  2000  33251  359 5 2 93  360  1679  3124  X  6947  3232  X  503  X 173  123.00  3165  0.00 66 2 366 8 X 135    
Note: 0 = zero or less than half the unit of measure; X not available; total water withdrawals may exceed 100% due to groundwater drawdowns or river inflows; all plant species includes flowering plants only; '85IN$ = 1985 international dollars.  
Shaded cells contain data originally attributed to Peoples' Republic of Yemen or Republic of Yemen.