environmental2015

Agricultural water withdrawal

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data179 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
15.5billion m³ per year
Median: 1.0billion m³ per year
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
India
688.0billion m³ per year
Lowest
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.0billion m³ per year
Top 5 Countries
1India688.0billion m³ per year
2People's Republic of China385.2billion m³ per year
3United States of America175.1billion m³ per year
4Pakistan172.4billion m³ per year
5Indonesia92.8billion m³ per year
By Region
Asia74.1billion m³ per year(25 countries)
North America61.8billion m³ per year(4 countries)
South America18.9billion m³ per year(7 countries)
Africa12.1billion m³ per year(9 countries)
Oceania6.9billion m³ per year(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0billion m³ per year)High (688.0billion m³ per year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.5billion m³ per year)

Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (100)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1India688.0billion m³ per year
2People's Republic of China385.2billion m³ per year
3United States of America175.1billion m³ per year
4Pakistan172.4billion m³ per year
5Indonesia92.8billion m³ per year
6Islamic Republic of Iran86.0billion m³ per year
7Vietnam77.8billion m³ per year
8Philippines67.1billion m³ per year
9Egypt67.0billion m³ per year
10Mexico65.4billion m³ per year
11Japan54.4billion m³ per year
12Iraq52.0billion m³ per year
13Thailand51.8billion m³ per year
14Uzbekistan50.4billion m³ per year
15Brazil44.9billion m³ per year
16Türkiye34.0billion m³ per year
17Bangladesh31.5billion m³ per year
18Myanmar29.6billion m³ per year
19Chile29.4billion m³ per year
20Argentina27.9billion m³ per year
21Turkmenistan26.4billion m³ per year
22Sudan25.9billion m³ per year
23Spain25.5billion m³ per year
24Saudi Arabia20.8billion m³ per year
25Afghanistan20.0billion m³ per year
26Venezuela16.7billion m³ per year
27South Korea16.0billion m³ per year
28Syrian Arab Republic14.7billion m³ per year
29Kazakhstan14.0billion m³ per year
30Russian Federation13.2billion m³ per year
31Madagascar13.0billion m³ per year
32Italy12.9billion m³ per year
33Peru12.1billion m³ per year
34Sri Lanka11.3billion m³ per year
35Australia10.6billion m³ per year
36Tajikistan10.4billion m³ per year
37Azerbaijan10.1billion m³ per year
38South Africa9.7billion m³ per year
39Ethiopia9.7billion m³ per year
40Nepal9.3billion m³ per year
41Morocco9.2billion m³ per year
42Portugal8.8billion m³ per year
43Ecuador8.1billion m³ per year
44Greece7.9billion m³ per year
45Kyrgyzstan7.1billion m³ per year
46North Korea6.6billion m³ per year
47Colombia6.4billion m³ per year
48Dominican Republic5.7billion m³ per year
49Nigeria5.5billion m³ per year
50Mali5.1billion m³ per year
51Algeria5.0billion m³ per year
52Libya4.9billion m³ per year
53Canada4.7billion m³ per year
54United Republic of Tanzania4.6billion m³ per year
55Cuba4.5billion m³ per year
56Ukraine4.5billion m³ per year
57United Arab Emirates3.3billion m³ per year
58Somalia3.3billion m³ per year
59Yemen3.2billion m³ per year
60New Zealand3.2billion m³ per year
61Lao People's Democratic Republic3.2billion m³ per year
62Uruguay3.2billion m³ per year
63France3.1billion m³ per year
64Armenia2.9billion m³ per year
65Zimbabwe2.9billion m³ per year
66Tunisia2.6billion m³ per year
67Malaysia2.5billion m³ per year
68Senegal2.1billion m³ per year
69Cambodia2.1billion m³ per year
70Bolivia1.9billion m³ per year
71Kenya1.9billion m³ per year
72Paraguay1.9billion m³ per year
73Guatemala1.9billion m³ per year
74El Salvador1.4billion m³ per year
75Guyana1.4billion m³ per year
76Costa Rica1.3billion m³ per year
77Mauritania1.2billion m³ per year
78Haiti1.2billion m³ per year
79Nicaragua1.2billion m³ per year
80Honduras1.2billion m³ per year
81Oman1.2billion m³ per year
82Malawi1.2billion m³ per year
83Zambia1.2billion m³ per year
84Romania1.1billion m³ per year
85Poland1.1billion m³ per year
86Mozambique1.1billion m³ per year
87Timor-Leste1.1billion m³ per year
88Georgia1.1billion m³ per year
89United Kingdom1.0billion m³ per year
90Israel1.0billion m³ per year
91Eswatini1.0billion m³ per year
92Norway0.8billion m³ per year
93Bulgaria0.8billion m³ per year
94Lebanon0.8billion m³ per year
95Cameroon0.7billion m³ per year
96Chad0.7billion m³ per year
97Niger0.7billion m³ per year
98Ghana0.7billion m³ per year
99Cote d'Ivoire0.6billion m³ per year
100Jordan0.6billion m³ per year
101Eritrea0.6billion m³ per year
102Albania0.5billion m³ per year
103Kuwait0.5billion m³ per year
104Mauritius0.5billion m³ per year
105Belarus0.5billion m³ per year
106Jamaica0.4billion m³ per year
107Panama0.4billion m³ per year
108Suriname0.4billion m³ per year
109Burkina Faso0.4billion m³ per year
110Hungary0.3billion m³ per year
111Bhutan0.3billion m³ per year
112Guinea0.3billion m³ per year
113Qatar0.3billion m³ per year
114Uganda0.3billion m³ per year
115Mongolia0.2billion m³ per year
116South Sudan0.2billion m³ per year
117Burundi0.2billion m³ per year
118Germany0.2billion m³ per year
119Namibia0.2billion m³ per year
120State of Palestine0.2billion m³ per year
121Ireland0.2billion m³ per year
122Cyprus0.2billion m³ per year
123Denmark0.2billion m³ per year
124Switzerland0.2billion m³ per year
125Bahrain0.2billion m³ per year
126Angola0.1billion m³ per year
127Guinea-Bissau0.1billion m³ per year
128The Republic of North Macedonia0.1billion m³ per year
129Serbia0.1billion m³ per year
130Rwanda0.1billion m³ per year
131Sweden0.1billion m³ per year
132Botswana0.1billion m³ per year
133Austria0.1billion m³ per year
134Togo0.1billion m³ per year
135Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1billion m³ per year
136Belize0.1billion m³ per year
137Lithuania0.1billion m³ per year
138Puerto Rico0.1billion m³ per year
139Netherlands0.1billion m³ per year
140Benin0.1billion m³ per year
141Barbados0.1billion m³ per year
142Fiji0.1billion m³ per year
143Finland0.1billion m³ per year
144Sierra Leone0.0billion m³ per year
145Czech Republic0.0billion m³ per year
146Gabon0.0billion m³ per year
147Belgium0.0billion m³ per year
148Republic of The Gambia0.0billion m³ per year
149Moldova, Republic of0.0billion m³ per year
150Latvia0.0billion m³ per year
151Saint Lucia0.0billion m³ per year
152Malta0.0billion m³ per year
153Cape Verde0.0billion m³ per year
154Slovakia0.0billion m³ per year
155Trinidad and Tobago0.0billion m³ per year
156Liberia0.0billion m³ per year
157Croatia0.0billion m³ per year
158Singapore0.0billion m³ per year
159Brunei Darussalam0.0billion m³ per year
160Estonia0.0billion m³ per year
161Comoros0.0billion m³ per year
162Republic of the Congo0.0billion m³ per year
163Lesotho0.0billion m³ per year
164Slovenia0.0billion m³ per year
165Djibouti0.0billion m³ per year
166Grenada0.0billion m³ per year
167Antigua and Barbuda0.0billion m³ per year
168Montenegro0.0billion m³ per year
169Dominica0.0billion m³ per year
170Equatorial Guinea0.0billion m³ per year
171Papua New Guinea0.0billion m³ per year
172Seychelles0.0billion m³ per year
173Central African Republic0.0billion m³ per year
174Iceland0.0billion m³ per year
175Luxembourg0.0billion m³ per year
176Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0billion m³ per year
177Maldives0.0billion m³ per year
178Monaco0.0billion m³ per year
179Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0billion m³ per year
Showing 179 of 179 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).

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