But even with those measures, Israel still needed about 1.9 billion cubic meters (2.5 billion cubic yards) of freshwater per year and was getting just 1.4 billion cubic meters (1.8 billion cubic yards) from natural sources.
Israel benötigte 1,9 Milliarden Kubikmeter Süßwasser pro Jahr und erhielt trotz aller Maßnahmen nur 1,4 Kubikmeter aus natürlichen Quellen.