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Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
29.5%
Median: 20.3%
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Brunei Darussalam
164.7%
Lowest
Somalia
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Brunei Darussalam164.7%
2Monaco100.0%
3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100.0%
4Saint Kitts and Nevis98.7%
5Dominica95.0%
By Region
Other33.6%(101 countries)
Europe32.4%(32 countries)
Africa22.0%(9 countries)
Asia20.1%(25 countries)
North America16.6%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5%)High (164.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 29.5%)
Other (101)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 164.7% |
| 2 | Monaco | 100.0% |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.7% |
| 5 | Dominica | 95.0% |
| 6 | Maldives | 94.9% |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 91.2% |
| 8 | Grenada | 85.1% |
| 9 | Djibouti | 84.2% |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 82.9% |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 79.8% |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 74.0% |
| 13 | Jamaica | 73.4% |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 69.5% |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68.0% |
| 16 | Ireland | 66.1% |
| 17 | Seychelles | 65.7% |
| 18 | Malta | 63.9% |
| 19 | Bahrain | 63.4% |
| 20 | Togo | 63.1% |
| 21 | Panama | 62.7% |
| 22 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.6% |
| 23 | Qatar | 62.4% |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.0% |
| 25 | Benin | 62.0% |
| 26 | Gabon | 60.9% |
| 27 | Botswana | 60.6% |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 58.9% |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 57.0% |
| 30 | State of Palestine | 56.4% |
| 31 | Liberia | 55.0% |
| 32 | Singapore | 54.9% |
| 33 | Slovakia | 54.3% |
| 34 | Switzerland | 53.7% |
| 35 | Latvia | 53.4% |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 52.3% |
| 37 | Uganda | 51.5% |
| 38 | Mauritius | 50.6% |
| 39 | Comoros | 48.0% |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 47.7% |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 45.9% |
| 42 | Croatia | 45.8% |
| 43 | Lesotho | 45.7% |
| 44 | Lithuania | 45.5% |
| 45 | Angola | 45.3% |
| 46 | Jordan | 45.0% |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 43.3% |
| 48 | Belarus | 42.4% |
| 49 | Germany | 41.5% |
| 50 | Denmark | 41.0% |
| 51 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.6% |
| 52 | Nigeria | 40.1% |
| 53 | Georgia | 39.0% |
| 54 | Cyprus | 38.8% |
| 55 | Rwanda | 38.3% |
| 56 | Israel | 38.2% |
| 57 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.9% |
| 58 | Kuwait | 35.9% |
| 59 | Ukraine | 34.0% |
| 60 | Sweden | 33.8% |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 32.2% |
| 62 | Algeria | 30.9% |
| 63 | Fiji | 29.8% |
| 64 | South Sudan | 29.3% |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 29.1% |
| 66 | Norway | 28.8% |
| 67 | Iceland | 28.7% |
| 68 | Albania | 27.7% |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.5% |
| 70 | Italy | 27.0% |
| 71 | Netherlands | 26.5% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 26.5% |
| 73 | Guinea | 25.8% |
| 74 | Mozambique | 25.3% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 25.1% |
| 76 | Barbados | 24.7% |
| 77 | South Korea | 24.6% |
| 78 | Malaysia | 24.5% |
| 79 | Cuba | 24.4% |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 24.3% |
| 81 | Brazil | 24.1% |
| 82 | Tunisia | 22.7% |
| 83 | Cameroon | 22.7% |
| 84 | Venezuela | 22.6% |
| 85 | El Salvador | 22.3% |
| 86 | Namibia | 21.9% |
| 87 | Slovenia | 21.6% |
| 88 | France | 21.6% |
| 89 | Poland | 21.5% |
| 90 | Ghana | 20.5% |
| 91 | People's Republic of China | 20.1% |
| 92 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.1% |
| 93 | Honduras | 19.6% |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 19.4% |
| 95 | Zambia | 18.4% |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.9% |
| 97 | Finland | 17.9% |
| 98 | Armenia | 17.6% |
| 99 | South Africa | 17.4% |
| 100 | Japan | 17.0% |
| 101 | Greece | 16.7% |
| 102 | Iraq | 15.9% |
| 103 | Spain | 15.7% |
| 104 | Argentina | 15.5% |
| 105 | Romania | 15.4% |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 15.4% |
| 107 | Burundi | 15.4% |
| 108 | Belgium | 15.0% |
| 109 | Paraguay | 15.0% |
| 110 | Portugal | 14.9% |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 14.9% |
| 112 | Mexico | 14.8% |
| 113 | Australia | 14.5% |
| 114 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 14.1% |
| 115 | Egypt | 13.9% |
| 116 | Serbia | 13.8% |
| 117 | Colombia | 13.7% |
| 118 | Canada | 13.5% |
| 119 | Hungary | 13.3% |
| 120 | United States of America | 13.1% |
| 121 | Haiti | 13.1% |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 13.1% |
| 123 | Lebanon | 13.0% |
| 124 | Ecuador | 13.0% |
| 125 | Kenya | 12.3% |
| 126 | Peru | 12.1% |
| 127 | Libya | 12.0% |
| 128 | Chad | 11.8% |
| 129 | Bolivia | 11.5% |
| 130 | Belize | 11.3% |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 11.1% |
| 132 | New Zealand | 11.1% |
| 133 | Türkiye | 11.1% |
| 134 | Indonesia | 10.7% |
| 135 | Malawi | 10.5% |
| 136 | Philippines | 10.4% |
| 137 | North Korea | 10.4% |
| 138 | Morocco | 10.2% |
| 139 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.2% |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 10.0% |
| 141 | Myanmar | 10.0% |
| 142 | Mongolia | 9.8% |
| 143 | Dominican Republic | 9.4% |
| 144 | Uruguay | 9.4% |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 9.2% |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.8% |
| 147 | Senegal | 8.6% |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 8.4% |
| 149 | Suriname | 8.0% |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 7.7% |
| 151 | Niger | 7.5% |
| 152 | Yemen | 7.4% |
| 153 | India | 7.4% |
| 154 | Mauritania | 7.1% |
| 155 | Oman | 6.8% |
| 156 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.6% |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 6.2% |
| 158 | Montenegro | 5.5% |
| 159 | Estonia | 5.4% |
| 160 | Eritrea | 5.3% |
| 161 | Pakistan | 5.3% |
| 162 | Uzbekistan | 5.2% |
| 163 | Bhutan | 5.0% |
| 164 | Thailand | 4.8% |
| 165 | Cambodia | 4.5% |
| 166 | Guyana | 4.2% |
| 167 | Chile | 4.0% |
| 168 | Eswatini | 3.9% |
| 169 | Sudan | 3.5% |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 3.1% |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% |
| 172 | Madagascar | 2.9% |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 2.6% |
| 174 | Mali | 2.1% |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.8% |
| 176 | Nepal | 1.6% |
| 177 | Vietnam | 1.5% |
| 178 | Austria | 1.5% |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 1.0% |
| 180 | Somalia | 0.5% |
Showing 180 of 180 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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