environmental2015

Municipal water withdrawal

Name: Municipal water withdrawal
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: environmental, billion m³ per year, municipal, 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 Data•179 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

2.6billion m³ per year

Median: 0.4billion m³ per year

Countries Covered

179

with available data

Highest

People's Republic of China

79.4billion m³ per year

Lowest

Cape Verde

0.0billion m³ per year

Top 5 Countries

1People's Republic of China79.4billion m³ per year

2United States of America62.1billion m³ per year

3India56.0billion m³ per year

4Brazil17.2billion m³ per year

5Japan15.4billion m³ per year

By Region

North America20.3billion m³ per year(4 countries)

Asia8.7billion m³ per year(25 countries)

South America4.3billion m³ per year(7 countries)

Africa2.8billion m³ per year(9 countries)

Oceania2.4billion 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 (79.4billion m³ per year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.6billion m³ per year)

North America (4)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Oceania (2)

Europe (31)

Other (101)

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 ↕
1	People's Republic of China	79.4billion m³ per year
2	United States of America	62.1billion m³ per year
3	India	56.0billion m³ per year
4	Brazil	17.2billion m³ per year
5	Japan	15.4billion m³ per year
6	Indonesia	14.0billion m³ per year
7	Russian Federation	13.4billion m³ per year
8	Mexico	12.5billion m³ per year
9	Pakistan	9.7billion m³ per year
10	Italy	9.5billion m³ per year
11	Egypt	9.0billion m³ per year
12	South Korea	6.9billion m³ per year
13	Philippines	6.2billion m³ per year
14	Islamic Republic of Iran	6.2billion m³ per year
15	Türkiye	6.2billion m³ per year
16	Canada	5.9billion m³ per year
17	United Kingdom	5.9billion m³ per year
18	Argentina	5.9billion m³ per year
19	France	5.5billion m³ per year
20	Germany	5.4billion m³ per year
21	Spain	5.3billion m³ per year
22	Venezuela	5.1billion m³ per year
23	Nigeria	5.0billion m³ per year
24	Iraq	4.3billion m³ per year
25	South Africa	4.2billion m³ per year
26	Uzbekistan	4.1billion m³ per year
27	Australia	4.0billion m³ per year
28	Malaysia	3.9billion m³ per year
29	Bangladesh	3.6billion m³ per year
30	Myanmar	3.3billion m³ per year
31	Ukraine	3.3billion m³ per year
32	Colombia	3.1billion m³ per year
33	Algeria	3.0billion m³ per year
34	Thailand	2.7billion m³ per year
35	Poland	2.3billion m³ per year
36	Saudi Arabia	2.1billion m³ per year
37	Cuba	1.7billion m³ per year
38	Syrian Arab Republic	1.5billion m³ per year
39	Ecuador	1.3billion m³ per year
40	Greece	1.3billion m³ per year
41	Chile	1.3billion m³ per year
42	Peru	1.3billion m³ per year
43	Netherlands	1.2billion m³ per year
44	Vietnam	1.2billion m³ per year
45	Kenya	1.2billion m³ per year
46	Singapore	1.1billion m³ per year
47	Morocco	1.1billion m³ per year
48	Sweden	1.0billion m³ per year
49	Romania	1.0billion m³ per year
50	Czech Republic	1.0billion m³ per year
51	Sudan	1.0billion m³ per year
52	Puerto Rico	0.9billion m³ per year
53	Switzerland	0.9billion m³ per year
54	Portugal	0.9billion m³ per year
55	North Korea	0.9billion m³ per year
56	Bulgaria	0.9billion m³ per year
57	Kazakhstan	0.9billion m³ per year
58	Dominican Republic	0.9billion m³ per year
59	Norway	0.8billion m³ per year
60	Guatemala	0.8billion m³ per year
61	Ethiopia	0.8billion m³ per year
62	New Zealand	0.8billion m³ per year
63	Sri Lanka	0.8billion m³ per year
64	Costa Rica	0.8billion m³ per year
65	Turkmenistan	0.8billion m³ per year
66	Austria	0.7billion m³ per year
67	Israel	0.7billion m³ per year
68	Belgium	0.7billion m³ per year
69	Libya	0.7billion m³ per year
70	Tajikistan	0.6billion m³ per year
71	Cote d'Ivoire	0.6billion m³ per year
72	Ireland	0.6billion m³ per year
73	United Arab Emirates	0.6billion m³ per year
74	Hungary	0.6billion m³ per year
75	Panama	0.6billion m³ per year
76	Albania	0.6billion m³ per year
77	Belarus	0.5billion m³ per year
78	United Republic of Tanzania	0.5billion m³ per year
79	Azerbaijan	0.5billion m³ per year
80	Croatia	0.5billion m³ per year
81	Tunisia	0.5billion m³ per year
82	Jordan	0.5billion m³ per year
83	El Salvador	0.5billion m³ per year
84	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.5billion m³ per year
85	Kuwait	0.4billion m³ per year
86	Finland	0.4billion m³ per year
87	Uruguay	0.4billion m³ per year
88	Madagascar	0.4billion m³ per year
89	Lebanon	0.4billion m³ per year
90	Burkina Faso	0.4billion m³ per year
91	Mozambique	0.4billion m³ per year
92	Paraguay	0.4billion m³ per year
93	Denmark	0.4billion m³ per year
94	Georgia	0.4billion m³ per year
95	Uganda	0.3billion m³ per year
96	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.3billion m³ per year
97	Angola	0.3billion m³ per year
98	Honduras	0.3billion m³ per year
99	Slovakia	0.3billion m³ per year
100	Zambia	0.3billion m³ per year
101	Jamaica	0.3billion m³ per year
102	Nicaragua	0.3billion m³ per year
103	Yemen	0.3billion m³ per year
104	Ghana	0.3billion m³ per year
105	Cameroon	0.2billion m³ per year
106	Trinidad and Tobago	0.2billion m³ per year
107	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.2billion m³ per year
108	Guinea	0.2billion m³ per year
109	Kyrgyzstan	0.2billion m³ per year
110	Papua New Guinea	0.2billion m³ per year
111	Mauritius	0.2billion m³ per year
112	Afghanistan	0.2billion m³ per year
113	State of Palestine	0.2billion m³ per year
114	Armenia	0.2billion m³ per year
115	South Sudan	0.2billion m³ per year
116	Haiti	0.2billion m³ per year
117	Bahrain	0.2billion m³ per year
118	Qatar	0.2billion m³ per year
119	Slovenia	0.2billion m³ per year
120	Latvia	0.2billion m³ per year
121	Brunei Darussalam	0.2billion m³ per year
122	Lithuania	0.1billion m³ per year
123	Nepal	0.1billion m³ per year
124	Moldova, Republic of	0.1billion m³ per year
125	Malawi	0.1billion m³ per year
126	Togo	0.1billion m³ per year
127	Bolivia	0.1billion m³ per year
128	Oman	0.1billion m³ per year
129	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.1billion m³ per year
130	Sierra Leone	0.1billion m³ per year
131	Mali	0.1billion m³ per year
132	Chad	0.1billion m³ per year
133	Timor-Leste	0.1billion m³ per year
134	Cambodia	0.1billion m³ per year
135	Senegal	0.1billion m³ per year
136	Montenegro	0.1billion m³ per year
137	Mauritania	0.1billion m³ per year
138	Botswana	0.1billion m³ per year
139	Gabon	0.1billion m³ per year
140	Cyprus	0.1billion m³ per year
141	Liberia	0.1billion m³ per year
142	Iceland	0.1billion m³ per year
143	Namibia	0.1billion m³ per year
144	Mongolia	0.1billion m³ per year
145	Republic of the Congo	0.1billion m³ per year
146	Niger	0.1billion m³ per year
147	Rwanda	0.1billion m³ per year
148	Guyana	0.1billion m³ per year
149	Central African Republic	0.1billion m³ per year
150	Estonia	0.1billion m³ per year
151	Suriname	0.0billion m³ per year
152	Burundi	0.0billion m³ per year
153	Eswatini	0.0billion m³ per year
154	Republic of The Gambia	0.0billion m³ per year
155	Benin	0.0billion m³ per year
156	Luxembourg	0.0billion m³ per year
157	Guinea-Bissau	0.0billion m³ per year
158	Eritrea	0.0billion m³ per year
159	Bahamas	0.0billion m³ per year
160	Fiji	0.0billion m³ per year
161	Lesotho	0.0billion m³ per year
162	Barbados	0.0billion m³ per year
163	Dominica	0.0billion m³ per year
164	Bhutan	0.0billion m³ per year
165	Djibouti	0.0billion m³ per year
166	Equatorial Guinea	0.0billion m³ per year
167	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.0billion m³ per year
168	Malta	0.0billion m³ per year
169	Somalia	0.0billion m³ per year
170	Saint Lucia	0.0billion m³ per year
171	Grenada	0.0billion m³ per year
172	Belize	0.0billion m³ per year
173	Seychelles	0.0billion m³ per year
174	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0billion m³ per year
175	Antigua and Barbuda	0.0billion m³ per year
176	Maldives	0.0billion m³ per year
177	Monaco	0.0billion m³ per year
178	Comoros	0.0billion m³ per year
179	Cape Verde	0.0billion m³ per year

Showing 179 of 179 countries

Topics

#environmental #billion m³ per year #municipal #water #withdrawal

Data Source

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

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