Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) - National accounts - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002. Source: World Resources Institute, supplemented by the FAO's AQUASTAT data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) - National accounts - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Djibouti84.21
2Equatorial Guinea83.33
3Central African Republic80
4Republic of the Congo69.57
5Seychelles65.04
6Democratic Republic of the Congo52.78
7Togo52.66
8Gabon50
9Comoros48
10Botswana40.72
11Lesotho40
12Benin31.54
13South Africa31.24
14Mauritius29.52
15Liberia27.27
16Namibia24.33
17Rwanda24
18Ghana23.93
19Ivory Coast23.66
20Gambia22.88
21Angola22.86
22Algeria21.91
23Nigeria21.10
24Cameroon18.18
25Chad17.39
26Kenya17.18
27Burundi17.01
28Zambia16.67
29Malawi14.85
30Libya14.10
31Zimbabwe14.01
32Tunisia13.83
33Guinea-Bissau13.14
34Burkina Faso13
35Mozambique11.11
36Tanzania10.17
37Morocco9.76
38Mali9.01
39Mauritania8.82
40Guinea7.95
41Egypt7.76
42Ethiopia5.99
43Eritrea5.33
44Sierra Leone5.26
45Senegal4.41
46Niger4.13
47Madagascar2.81
48Sudan2.65
49Swaziland2.30
50Somalia0.45
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