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Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% 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
18.2%
Median: 7.1%
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Montenegro
94.2%
Lowest
Saint Lucia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Montenegro94.2%
2Estonia94.2%
3Austria93.3%
4Belgium84.1%
5Slovenia78.0%
By Region
Europe46.9%(32 countries)
North America37.5%(4 countries)
Oceania21.3%(2 countries)
Other11.3%(100 countries)
Africa10.9%(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%)High (94.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.2%)
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 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 | Montenegro | 94.2% |
| 2 | Estonia | 94.2% |
| 3 | Austria | 93.3% |
| 4 | Belgium | 84.1% |
| 5 | Slovenia | 78.0% |
| 6 | Serbia | 77.9% |
| 7 | Canada | 75.8% |
| 8 | Hungary | 75.7% |
| 9 | Moldova, Republic of | 73.1% |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 72.2% |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 71.3% |
| 12 | Iceland | 71.1% |
| 13 | Netherlands | 70.2% |
| 14 | France | 68.1% |
| 15 | Poland | 65.5% |
| 16 | Sweden | 61.3% |
| 17 | Germany | 54.3% |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 53.7% |
| 19 | Lebanon | 48.9% |
| 20 | Romania | 48.3% |
| 21 | United States of America | 47.2% |
| 22 | Croatia | 46.8% |
| 23 | Finland | 46.4% |
| 24 | Lesotho | 45.7% |
| 25 | Singapore | 45.1% |
| 26 | Ukraine | 44.8% |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 44.8% |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 42.7% |
| 29 | Slovakia | 39.8% |
| 30 | Norway | 39.8% |
| 31 | Switzerland | 37.1% |
| 32 | Liberia | 36.6% |
| 33 | Mongolia | 35.9% |
| 34 | South Sudan | 34.2% |
| 35 | Angola | 33.9% |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.6% |
| 37 | Ireland | 31.8% |
| 38 | Belarus | 30.4% |
| 39 | Malaysia | 29.9% |
| 40 | Portugal | 29.7% |
| 41 | Lithuania | 29.3% |
| 42 | Seychelles | 27.7% |
| 43 | Georgia | 27.4% |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 26.2% |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 26.2% |
| 46 | New Zealand | 24.0% |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 23.9% |
| 48 | South Africa | 23.2% |
| 49 | Italy | 22.7% |
| 50 | Suriname | 22.0% |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.7% |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.5% |
| 53 | Belize | 21.0% |
| 54 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.9% |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% |
| 56 | Spain | 19.0% |
| 57 | Australia | 18.6% |
| 58 | Guatemala | 18.1% |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 17.7% |
| 60 | Latvia | 17.6% |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 16.6% |
| 62 | South Korea | 16.4% |
| 63 | Japan | 16.4% |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 16.3% |
| 65 | Nigeria | 15.8% |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.2% |
| 67 | Brazil | 15.0% |
| 68 | Philippines | 14.9% |
| 69 | Uruguay | 13.4% |
| 70 | North Korea | 13.2% |
| 71 | Benin | 12.8% |
| 72 | Oman | 12.4% |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 12.0% |
| 74 | Chad | 11.8% |
| 75 | Botswana | 11.4% |
| 76 | Fiji | 11.3% |
| 77 | Iraq | 10.7% |
| 78 | Cuba | 10.6% |
| 79 | Argentina | 10.6% |
| 80 | Gabon | 10.1% |
| 81 | Cameroon | 9.6% |
| 82 | Jamaica | 9.5% |
| 83 | State of Palestine | 8.9% |
| 84 | Mexico | 8.9% |
| 85 | Zambia | 8.3% |
| 86 | Uganda | 7.8% |
| 87 | Barbados | 7.7% |
| 88 | Kenya | 7.5% |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 7.3% |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 7.1% |
| 91 | Honduras | 7.1% |
| 92 | Egypt | 7.0% |
| 93 | Guinea | 6.7% |
| 94 | Namibia | 6.6% |
| 95 | Ghana | 6.5% |
| 96 | Peru | 6.4% |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 6.4% |
| 98 | Paraguay | 6.4% |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.3% |
| 100 | Cyprus | 5.9% |
| 101 | Ecuador | 5.5% |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 5.4% |
| 103 | Burundi | 5.4% |
| 104 | Chile | 5.1% |
| 105 | Maldives | 5.1% |
| 106 | Comoros | 5.0% |
| 107 | Armenia | 4.9% |
| 108 | El Salvador | 4.9% |
| 109 | Thailand | 4.8% |
| 110 | Denmark | 4.8% |
| 111 | Libya | 4.8% |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 4.6% |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4% |
| 115 | Qatar | 4.3% |
| 116 | Colombia | 4.1% |
| 117 | Indonesia | 4.1% |
| 118 | Israel | 4.0% |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 3.8% |
| 120 | Vietnam | 3.7% |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.7% |
| 122 | Haiti | 3.5% |
| 123 | Malawi | 3.5% |
| 124 | Venezuela | 3.5% |
| 125 | Jordan | 3.3% |
| 126 | Bahrain | 3.2% |
| 127 | Togo | 2.8% |
| 128 | Greece | 2.8% |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 2.7% |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% |
| 131 | Mauritania | 2.4% |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.3% |
| 133 | India | 2.2% |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 2.1% |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 2.1% |
| 136 | Morocco | 2.0% |
| 137 | Türkiye | 2.0% |
| 138 | Eswatini | 1.9% |
| 139 | Kuwait | 1.9% |
| 140 | Yemen | 1.8% |
| 141 | Tunisia | 1.7% |
| 142 | Mozambique | 1.7% |
| 143 | Rwanda | 1.7% |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 1.7% |
| 145 | Algeria | 1.7% |
| 146 | Malta | 1.6% |
| 147 | Mauritius | 1.6% |
| 148 | Cambodia | 1.5% |
| 149 | Niger | 1.5% |
| 150 | Myanmar | 1.5% |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.5% |
| 152 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.5% |
| 153 | Bolivia | 1.5% |
| 154 | Guyana | 1.4% |
| 155 | Albania | 1.4% |
| 156 | Madagascar | 1.2% |
| 157 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.2% |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1% |
| 159 | Bhutan | 0.9% |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 0.8% |
| 161 | Pakistan | 0.8% |
| 162 | Panama | 0.5% |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 0.5% |
| 164 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.5% |
| 165 | Nepal | 0.3% |
| 166 | Sudan | 0.3% |
| 167 | Eritrea | 0.2% |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 0.2% |
| 169 | Mali | 0.1% |
| 170 | Somalia | 0.1% |
| 171 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 172 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 174 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 175 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 176 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 177 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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