environmental2015

Industrial 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 Data178 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.3billion m³ per year
Median: 0.2billion m³ per year
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
United States of America
248.4billion m³ per year
Lowest
Saint Lucia
0.0billion m³ per year
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America248.4billion m³ per year
2People's Republic of China133.5billion m³ per year
3Russian Federation39.6billion m³ per year
4Canada33.1billion m³ per year
5Germany32.6billion m³ per year
By Region
North America72.5billion m³ per year(4 countries)
Asia9.3billion m³ per year(25 countries)
Europe4.4billion m³ per year(31 countries)
South America3.5billion m³ per year(7 countries)
Oceania2.0billion 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 (248.4billion m³ per year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.3billion m³ per year)

North America (4)
Asia (25)
Europe (31)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (100)

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
1United States of America248.4billion m³ per year
2People's Republic of China133.5billion m³ per year
3Russian Federation39.6billion m³ per year
4Canada33.1billion m³ per year
5Germany32.6billion m³ per year
6Indonesia24.7billion m³ per year
7France21.6billion m³ per year
8India17.0billion m³ per year
9Italy16.3billion m³ per year
10Brazil12.7billion m³ per year
11Japan11.6billion m³ per year
12Iraq9.7billion m³ per year
13Netherlands9.4billion m³ per year
14Poland9.4billion m³ per year
15Philippines8.3billion m³ per year
16Mexico7.8billion m³ per year
17Ukraine7.1billion m³ per year
18Spain6.6billion m³ per year
19Kazakhstan6.3billion m³ per year
20Belgium5.3billion m³ per year
21Malaysia4.8billion m³ per year
22Chile4.7billion m³ per year
23South Korea4.5billion m³ per year
24Romania4.3billion m³ per year
25Türkiye4.3billion m³ per year
26Hungary4.0billion m³ per year
27Argentina4.0billion m³ per year
28Bulgaria3.9billion m³ per year
29Puerto Rico3.2billion m³ per year
30Vietnam3.1billion m³ per year
31Thailand2.8billion m³ per year
32Australia2.8billion m³ per year
33Austria2.7billion m³ per year
34Azerbaijan2.4billion m³ per year
35Colombia2.2billion m³ per year
36Finland2.1billion m³ per year
37Egypt2.0billion m³ per year
38Nigeria2.0billion m³ per year
39Estonia1.7billion m³ per year
40South Africa1.6billion m³ per year
41Sweden1.6billion m³ per year
42Czech Republic1.5billion m³ per year
43Uzbekistan1.5billion m³ per year
44Portugal1.5billion m³ per year
45Pakistan1.4billion m³ per year
46Singapore1.2billion m³ per year
47United Kingdom1.2billion m³ per year
48New Zealand1.2billion m³ per year
49North Korea1.1billion m³ per year
50Islamic Republic of Iran1.1billion m³ per year
51Norway1.1billion m³ per year
52Slovenia1.0billion m³ per year
53Moldova, Republic of0.9billion m³ per year
54Turkmenistan0.8billion m³ per year
55Sri Lanka0.8billion m³ per year
56Venezuela0.8billion m³ per year
57Bangladesh0.8billion m³ per year
58Cuba0.7billion m³ per year
59Saudi Arabia0.7billion m³ per year
60Switzerland0.6billion m³ per year
61Syrian Arab Republic0.6billion m³ per year
62Guatemala0.6billion m³ per year
63Dominican Republic0.6billion m³ per year
64Ecuador0.5billion m³ per year
65Myanmar0.5billion m³ per year
66Belarus0.5billion m³ per year
67Lithuania0.4billion m³ per year
68Algeria0.4billion m³ per year
69Tajikistan0.4billion m³ per year
70Georgia0.4billion m³ per year
71Kyrgyzstan0.3billion m³ per year
72Slovakia0.3billion m³ per year
73Greece0.3billion m³ per year
74Cote d'Ivoire0.3billion m³ per year
75Peru0.3billion m³ per year
76Libya0.3billion m³ per year
77Costa Rica0.3billion m³ per year
78Angola0.2billion m³ per year
79Mongolia0.2billion m³ per year
80Albania0.2billion m³ per year
81South Sudan0.2billion m³ per year
82Zimbabwe0.2billion m³ per year
83El Salvador0.2billion m³ per year
84Morocco0.2billion m³ per year
85Iceland0.2billion m³ per year
86Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2billion m³ per year
87Afghanistan0.2billion m³ per year
88Papua New Guinea0.2billion m³ per year
89Tunisia0.2billion m³ per year
90Madagascar0.2billion m³ per year
91Paraguay0.2billion m³ per year
92Lebanon0.2billion m³ per year
93Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1billion m³ per year
94Suriname0.1billion m³ per year
95Zambia0.1billion m³ per year
96Trinidad and Tobago0.1billion m³ per year
97Denmark0.1billion m³ per year
98Croatia0.1billion m³ per year
99Kenya0.1billion m³ per year
100Armenia0.1billion m³ per year
101Honduras0.1billion m³ per year
102Israel0.1billion m³ per year
103The Republic of North Macedonia0.1billion m³ per year
104Cameroon0.1billion m³ per year
105Chad0.1billion m³ per year
106Ghana0.1billion m³ per year
107Uruguay0.1billion m³ per year
108Jamaica0.1billion m³ per year
109Sudan0.1billion m³ per year
110Nicaragua0.1billion m³ per year
111United Arab Emirates0.1billion m³ per year
112Yemen0.1billion m³ per year
113Montenegro0.1billion m³ per year
114Senegal0.1billion m³ per year
115Guinea0.1billion m³ per year
116Sierra Leone0.1billion m³ per year
117Liberia0.1billion m³ per year
118Latvia0.1billion m³ per year
119Ethiopia0.1billion m³ per year
120Haiti0.1billion m³ per year
121Ireland0.1billion m³ per year
122Uganda0.1billion m³ per year
123Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0billion m³ per year
124Malawi0.0billion m³ per year
125Botswana0.0billion m³ per year
126Jordan0.0billion m³ per year
127Cambodia0.0billion m³ per year
128Bolivia0.0billion m³ per year
129Mauritania0.0billion m³ per year
130Benin0.0billion m³ per year
131Nepal0.0billion m³ per year
132State of Palestine0.0billion m³ per year
133Mozambique0.0billion m³ per year
134United Republic of Tanzania0.0billion m³ per year
135Republic of the Congo0.0billion m³ per year
136Kuwait0.0billion m³ per year
137Burkina Faso0.0billion m³ per year
138Republic of The Gambia0.0billion m³ per year
139Belize0.0billion m³ per year
140Eswatini0.0billion m³ per year
141Rwanda0.0billion m³ per year
142Guyana0.0billion m³ per year
143Bahrain0.0billion m³ per year
144Lesotho0.0billion m³ per year
145Mauritius0.0billion m³ per year
146Oman0.0billion m³ per year
147Burundi0.0billion m³ per year
148Gabon0.0billion m³ per year
149Namibia0.0billion m³ per year
150Niger0.0billion m³ per year
151Central African Republic0.0billion m³ per year
152Guinea-Bissau0.0billion m³ per year
153Panama0.0billion m³ per year
154Fiji0.0billion m³ per year
155Qatar0.0billion m³ per year
156Togo0.0billion m³ per year
157Barbados0.0billion m³ per year
158Cyprus0.0billion m³ per year
159Mali0.0billion m³ per year
160Seychelles0.0billion m³ per year
161Equatorial Guinea0.0billion m³ per year
162Bhutan0.0billion m³ per year
163Antigua and Barbuda0.0billion m³ per year
164Luxembourg0.0billion m³ per year
165Timor-Leste0.0billion m³ per year
166Somalia0.0billion m³ per year
167Eritrea0.0billion m³ per year
168Malta0.0billion m³ per year
169Comoros0.0billion m³ per year
170Cape Verde0.0billion m³ per year
171Maldives0.0billion m³ per year
172Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0billion m³ per year
173Dominica0.0billion m³ per year
174Djibouti0.0billion m³ per year
175Grenada0.0billion m³ per year
176Monaco0.0billion m³ per year
177Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0billion m³ per year
178Saint Lucia0.0billion m³ per year
Showing 178 of 178 countries

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Data Source

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

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