Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) - Freshwater - Environment - World 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 and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). 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.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) - Freshwater - Environment - World Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Bahrain8,935
2Egypt3,794
3United Arab Emirates2,665
4Turkmenistan1,813
5Saudi Arabia986.08
6Qatar870.59
7Libya721
8Mauritania425
9Uzbekistan357.04
10Pakistan307.98
11Israel260.53
12Syria238.43
13Moldova231
14Iraq187.50
15Yemen161.90
16Azerbaijan150.47
17Jordan137.96
18Hungary127.33
19Sudan124.40
20Middle East & North Africa122.26
21Barbados112.50
22Malta100
23Oman94.36
24Bangladesh75.62
25Iran72.61
26Netherlands72.18
27Ukraine70.68
28Tunisia62.93
29Niger62.29
30Somalia54.97
31Romania54.80
32Algeria53.97
33South Asia51.74
34India51.24
35Bulgaria50
36Kazakhstan46.41
37Germany43.97
38Morocco43.45
39Afghanistan42.29
40Thailand41.46
41Swaziland39.47
42Zimbabwe34.30
43Armenia32.52
44Spain32.04
45Cyprus31.55
46Poland30.22
47Portugal29.63
48North Korea28.67
49South Korea28.67
50South Africa27.89
51Lebanon27.29
52Mauritius26.35
53Sri Lanka25.22
54Italy24.31
55China22.41
56France22.39
57Euro area22.27
58Kyrgyzstan21.70
59Cuba21.51
60Denmark21.17
61Eritrea20.79
62Japan20.57
63Czech Republic19.62
64Vietnam19.48
65Mexico19.12
66Lower middle income18.08
67Tajikistan18.04
68Turkey17.67
69United States17.12
70Dominican Republic16.15
71Greece13.40
72Kenya13.21
73Mali10.91
74Argentina10.58
75High income10.40
76East Asia & Pacific10.19
77High income: OECD10.08
78Antigua and Barbuda9.62
79Middle income8.79
80Low & middle income8.67
81Senegal8.61
82Botswana8.08
83Trinidad and Tobago8.07
84Low income7.93
85Haiti7.61
86Belarus7.50
87Europe & Central Asia7.24
88El Salvador7.21
89United Kingdom6.58
90Burkina Faso6.40
91Albania6.36
92Switzerland6.36
93Djibouti6.33
94Malawi6.26
95Tanzania6.17
96Philippines5.95
97Least developed countries: UN classification5.56
98Uruguay5.34
99Nepal5.14
100Namibia4.87
101Australia4.86
102Ethiopia4.56
103Madagascar4.44
104Jamaica4.36
105Ecuador3.93
106Austria3.84
107Burma3.77
108Nigeria3.62
109Cambodia3.38
110Ghana3.24
111Sub-Saharan Africa3.16
112Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)3.14
113Indonesia2.92
114Burundi2.86
115Georgia2.79
116Upper middle income2.72
117Costa Rica2.38
118Ireland2.31
119Finland2.31
120Zambia2.17
121Latin America & Caribbean1.97
122Guatemala1.84
123Latvia1.79
124Russia1.78
125Lithuania1.74
126Sweden1.73
127Canada1.61
128Rwanda1.58
129Laos1.58
130Malaysia1.56
131Chad1.53
132Togo1.47
133Chile1.42
134Mongolia1.26
135Benin1.26
136Peru1.25
137Estonia1.24
138Ivory Coast1.21
139Venezuela1.16
140Guinea-Bissau1.09
141Brazil1.09
142Gambia1.02
143Lesotho0.96
144Belize0.94
145Honduras0.90
146Comoros0.83
147Suriname0.76
148Nicaragua0.69
149Guyana0.68
150Guinea0.67
151New Zealand0.65
152Mozambique0.63
153Norway0.57
154Panama0.56
155Paraguay0.52
156Colombia0.51
157Bolivia0.47
158Bhutan0.45
159Equatorial Guinea0.42
160Cameroon0.36
161Fiji0.25
162Angola0.24
163Sierra Leone0.24
164Iceland0.09
165Gabon0.07
166Liberia0.06
167Democratic Republic of the Congo0.04
168Republic of the Congo0.02
169Central African Republic0.02
170Papua New Guinea0.01
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