Water Resources in Algeria July 30, 2019 Renewable water resources in Algeria are estimated at approximately 19 billion cubic metres per year (BCM/yr) (Table 1), approximately 450 cubic metres (m3) per capita per year. This is below the recommended 500 m3 per capita per year Tags: Algeria - aquifers - Desalination - foggara systemm - Groundwater - Rainwater Harvesting - Renewable water resources - Sahara - Saharan basin - Surface Water - The Complex Terminal - the transboundary North-Western Sahara Aquifer System - Wastewater Reuse - water resources in Algeria