120
Table 6.5 Potential saved irrigation water, added area to wheat cultivated area as deficit irrigation,
total cultivated area and its total production
Saved
(MCM)
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(Old+ new+ added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria 9.7
2.6
37.6
250.7
−805.8
Behira
71.7
17.9
226.7
1684.1
419.2
Gharbia
25.7
5.3
60.0
438.5
−585.3
Kafr El
Sheikh
41.7
10.5
119.1
839.1
150.3
Dakahlia
36.6
9.3
107.2
909.4
−420.0
Damietta
4.2
1.0
11.9
85.6
−220.8
Sharkia
83.4
17.7
203.8
1507.9
40.6
Ismailia
5.8
1.4
18.0
122.6
−144.5
Port Said
1.1
0.3
5.3
36.2
−117.0
Suez
1.1
0.2
3.0
20.4
−128.7
Menoufia
26.0
6.3
70.5
576.4
−304.7
Qalyubia
11.5
2.6
29.1
219.9
−932.2
Cairo
0
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
318.5
75.1
892.2
6690.9
−5001.1
Middle Egypt
Giza
8.5
2.0
23.4
193.5
−1574.4
Bani Sweif 28.3
5.9
68.3
520.1
−126.9
Fayoum
47.4
9.4
106.4
735.4
−2.2
Minya
59.9
11.6
132.2
1003.8
−123.7
Total
144.0
28.8
330.2
2452.8
−1827.1
Upper Egypt
0.0
Assiut
58.7
10.3
119.6
914.2
15.1
Sohag
66.6
9.6
110.7
796.6
−222.4
Qena
26.5
4.0
49.3
333.4
−315.7
Luxor
8.1
1.2
16.1
102.8
−153.3
Aswan
11.1
1.5
24.9
172.0
−130.3
New Valley 20.6
3.3
66.8
404.9
355.4
Total
191.6
30.0
387.4
2723.8
−451.2
Bordered govern.
Marsa
Matrouh
0.8
0.2
4.1
23.7
−63.9
North Sinai 0
0
1.0
1.19
−91.0
South Sinai 0
0
0.5
2.0
−18.9
Red sea
0
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
0.8
0.2
5.5
26.9
−247.5
Grand total 655.0
134.1
1615.4
11,894.4
−7526.9
MCM million cubic meter
A. E.-H. Zohry and S. Ouda
Table 6.5 Potential saved irrigation water, added area to wheat cultivated area as deficit irrigation,
total cultivated area and its total production
Saved
(MCM)
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(Old+ new+ added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria 9.7
2.6
37.6
250.7
−805.8
Behira
71.7
17.9
226.7
1684.1
419.2
Gharbia
25.7
5.3
60.0
438.5
−585.3
Kafr El
Sheikh
41.7
10.5
119.1
839.1
150.3
Dakahlia
36.6
9.3
107.2
909.4
−420.0
Damietta
4.2
1.0
11.9
85.6
−220.8
Sharkia
83.4
17.7
203.8
1507.9
40.6
Ismailia
5.8
1.4
18.0
122.6
−144.5
Port Said
1.1
0.3
5.3
36.2
−117.0
Suez
1.1
0.2
3.0
20.4
−128.7
Menoufia
26.0
6.3
70.5
576.4
−304.7
Qalyubia
11.5
2.6
29.1
219.9
−932.2
Cairo
0
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
318.5
75.1
892.2
6690.9
−5001.1
Middle Egypt
Giza
8.5
2.0
23.4
193.5
−1574.4
Bani Sweif 28.3
5.9
68.3
520.1
−126.9
Fayoum
47.4
9.4
106.4
735.4
−2.2
Minya
59.9
11.6
132.2
1003.8
−123.7
Total
144.0
28.8
330.2
2452.8
−1827.1
Upper Egypt
0.0
Assiut
58.7
10.3
119.6
914.2
15.1
Sohag
66.6
9.6
110.7
796.6
−222.4
Qena
26.5
4.0
49.3
333.4
−315.7
Luxor
8.1
1.2
16.1
102.8
−153.3
Aswan
11.1
1.5
24.9
172.0
−130.3
New Valley 20.6
3.3
66.8
404.9
355.4
Total
191.6
30.0
387.4
2723.8
−451.2
Bordered govern.
Marsa
Matrouh
0.8
0.2
4.1
23.7
−63.9
North Sinai 0
0
1.0
1.19
−91.0
South Sinai 0
0
0.5
2.0
−18.9
Red sea
0
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
0.8
0.2
5.5
26.9
−247.5
Grand total 655.0
134.1
1615.4
11,894.4
−7526.9
MCM million cubic meter
A. E.-H. Zohry and S. Ouda