Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) - Ag. & rural development - 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 agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. 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, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Somalia99.48
2Sudan96.65
3Swaziland96.55
4Madagascar95.66
5Niger95.41
6Eritrea94.50
7Ethiopia93.63
8Senegal92.98
9Sierra Leone92.11
10Mali90.13
11Guinea90.07
12Tanzania89.35
13Mauritania88.24
14Morocco87.38
15Mozambique87.30
16Egypt86.38
17Burkina Faso86.25
18Libya82.85
19Chad82.61
20Guinea-Bissau82.29
21Tunisia82.01
22Malawi80.20
23Kenya79.16
24Zimbabwe78.91
25Burundi77.08
26Zambia75.86
27Cameroon73.74
28Namibia71
29Nigeria68.79
30Rwanda68
31Mauritius67.72
32Ghana66.40
33Gambia65.36
34Algeria64.91
35Ivory Coast64.52
36South Africa62.71
37Angola60
38Liberia54.55
39Comoros47
40Benin45.38
41Togo44.97
42Gabon41.67
43Botswana41.24
44Democratic Republic of the Congo30.56
45Lesotho20
46Djibouti15.79
47Republic of the Congo8.70
48Seychelles7.32
49Central African Republic4
50Equatorial Guinea0.93
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