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Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) — series 3
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.2% of total freshwater withdrawal
Median: 7.1% of total freshwater withdrawal
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Montenegro
94.2% of total freshwater withdrawal
Lowest
Saint Lucia
0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal
Top 5 Countries
1Montenegro94.2% of total freshwater withdrawal
2Estonia94.2% of total freshwater withdrawal
3Austria93.3% of total freshwater withdrawal
4Belgium84.1% of total freshwater withdrawal
5Slovenia78.0% of total freshwater withdrawal
By Region
Europe46.9% of total freshwater withdrawal(32 countries)
North America37.5% of total freshwater withdrawal(4 countries)
Oceania21.3% of total freshwater withdrawal(2 countries)
Other11.3% of total freshwater withdrawal(100 countries)
Africa10.9% of total freshwater withdrawal(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal)High (94.2% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.2% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (100)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
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 2022; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 94.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 2 | Estonia | 94.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 3 | Austria | 93.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 4 | Belgium | 84.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 5 | Slovenia | 78.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 6 | Serbia | 77.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 7 | Canada | 75.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 8 | Hungary | 75.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 9 | Moldova, Republic of | 73.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 72.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 71.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 12 | Iceland | 71.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 13 | Netherlands | 70.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 14 | France | 68.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 15 | Poland | 65.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 16 | Sweden | 61.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 17 | Germany | 54.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 53.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 19 | Lebanon | 48.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 20 | Romania | 48.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 21 | United States of America | 47.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 22 | Croatia | 46.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 23 | Finland | 46.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 24 | Lesotho | 45.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 25 | Singapore | 45.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 26 | Ukraine | 44.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 44.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 42.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 29 | Slovakia | 39.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 30 | Norway | 39.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 31 | Switzerland | 37.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 32 | Liberia | 36.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 33 | Mongolia | 35.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 34 | South Sudan | 34.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 35 | Angola | 33.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 37 | Ireland | 31.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 38 | Belarus | 30.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 39 | Malaysia | 29.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 40 | Portugal | 29.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 41 | Lithuania | 29.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 42 | Seychelles | 27.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 43 | Georgia | 27.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 26.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 26.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 46 | New Zealand | 24.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 23.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 48 | South Africa | 23.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 49 | Italy | 22.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 50 | Suriname | 22.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 53 | Belize | 21.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 54 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 56 | Spain | 19.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 57 | Australia | 18.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 58 | Guatemala | 18.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 17.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 60 | Latvia | 17.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 16.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 62 | South Korea | 16.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 63 | Japan | 16.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 16.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 65 | Nigeria | 15.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 67 | Brazil | 15.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 68 | Philippines | 14.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 69 | Uruguay | 13.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 70 | North Korea | 13.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 71 | Benin | 12.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 72 | Oman | 12.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 12.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 74 | Chad | 11.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 75 | Botswana | 11.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 76 | Fiji | 11.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 77 | Iraq | 10.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 78 | Cuba | 10.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 79 | Argentina | 10.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 80 | Gabon | 10.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 81 | Cameroon | 9.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 82 | Jamaica | 9.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 83 | State of Palestine | 8.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 84 | Mexico | 8.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 85 | Zambia | 8.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 86 | Uganda | 7.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 87 | Barbados | 7.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 88 | Kenya | 7.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 7.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 7.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 91 | Honduras | 7.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 92 | Egypt | 7.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 93 | Guinea | 6.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 94 | Namibia | 6.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 95 | Ghana | 6.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 96 | Peru | 6.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 6.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 98 | Paraguay | 6.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 100 | Cyprus | 5.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 101 | Ecuador | 5.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 5.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 103 | Burundi | 5.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 104 | Chile | 5.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 105 | Maldives | 5.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 106 | Comoros | 5.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 107 | Armenia | 4.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 108 | El Salvador | 4.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 109 | Thailand | 4.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 110 | Denmark | 4.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 111 | Libya | 4.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 4.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 115 | Qatar | 4.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 116 | Colombia | 4.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 117 | Indonesia | 4.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 118 | Israel | 4.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 3.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 120 | Vietnam | 3.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 122 | Haiti | 3.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 123 | Malawi | 3.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 124 | Venezuela | 3.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 125 | Jordan | 3.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 126 | Bahrain | 3.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 127 | Togo | 2.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 128 | Greece | 2.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 2.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 131 | Mauritania | 2.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 133 | India | 2.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 2.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 2.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 136 | Morocco | 2.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 137 | Türkiye | 2.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 138 | Eswatini | 1.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 139 | Kuwait | 1.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 140 | Yemen | 1.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 141 | Tunisia | 1.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 142 | Mozambique | 1.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 143 | Rwanda | 1.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 1.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 145 | Algeria | 1.7% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 146 | Malta | 1.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 147 | Mauritius | 1.6% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 148 | Cambodia | 1.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 149 | Niger | 1.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 150 | Myanmar | 1.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 152 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 153 | Bolivia | 1.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 154 | Guyana | 1.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 155 | Albania | 1.4% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 156 | Madagascar | 1.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 157 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 159 | Bhutan | 0.9% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 0.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 161 | Pakistan | 0.8% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 162 | Panama | 0.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 0.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 164 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.5% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 165 | Nepal | 0.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 166 | Sudan | 0.3% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 167 | Eritrea | 0.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 0.2% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 169 | Mali | 0.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 170 | Somalia | 0.1% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 171 | Nicaragua | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 172 | Senegal | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 174 | Dominica | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 175 | Djibouti | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 176 | Grenada | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 177 | Monaco | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% of total freshwater withdrawal |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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