environmental2022
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2022. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.3billion cubic meters
Median: 1.8billion cubic meters
Countries Covered
181
with available data
Highest
India
647.5billion cubic meters
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0billion cubic meters
Top 5 Countries
1India647.5billion cubic meters
2People's Republic of China568.5billion cubic meters
3United States of America444.3billion cubic meters
4Indonesia222.6billion cubic meters
5Pakistan179.3billion cubic meters
By Region
North America143.4billion cubic meters(4 countries)
Asia89.1billion cubic meters(25 countries)
South America29.4billion cubic meters(7 countries)
Africa16.5billion cubic meters(9 countries)
Oceania10.7billion cubic meters(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 cubic meters)High (647.5billion cubic meters)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.3billion cubic meters)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (102)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2022. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | India | 647.5billion cubic meters |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 568.5billion cubic meters |
| 3 | United States of America | 444.3billion cubic meters |
| 4 | Indonesia | 222.6billion cubic meters |
| 5 | Pakistan | 179.3billion cubic meters |
| 6 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 93.0billion cubic meters |
| 7 | Philippines | 91.0billion cubic meters |
| 8 | Mexico | 89.8billion cubic meters |
| 9 | Vietnam | 81.9billion cubic meters |
| 10 | Japan | 79.7billion cubic meters |
| 11 | Egypt | 77.5billion cubic meters |
| 12 | Brazil | 67.9billion cubic meters |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 64.8billion cubic meters |
| 14 | Türkiye | 64.5billion cubic meters |
| 15 | Thailand | 57.3billion cubic meters |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 42.9billion cubic meters |
| 17 | Iraq | 42.4billion cubic meters |
| 18 | Argentina | 37.7billion cubic meters |
| 19 | Canada | 36.1billion cubic meters |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 35.9billion cubic meters |
| 21 | Chile | 35.4billion cubic meters |
| 22 | Italy | 33.8billion cubic meters |
| 23 | Myanmar | 33.2billion cubic meters |
| 24 | South Korea | 29.2billion cubic meters |
| 25 | Spain | 29.0billion cubic meters |
| 26 | Sudan | 26.9billion cubic meters |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 26.2billion cubic meters |
| 28 | Peru | 25.9billion cubic meters |
| 29 | Germany | 25.8billion cubic meters |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 25.0billion cubic meters |
| 31 | France | 24.4billion cubic meters |
| 32 | Colombia | 24.3billion cubic meters |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 23.4billion cubic meters |
| 34 | Venezuela | 22.6billion cubic meters |
| 35 | South Africa | 21.1billion cubic meters |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 20.3billion cubic meters |
| 37 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.0billion cubic meters |
| 38 | Madagascar | 13.5billion cubic meters |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 13.0billion cubic meters |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 12.9billion cubic meters |
| 41 | Nigeria | 12.5billion cubic meters |
| 42 | Australia | 11.6billion cubic meters |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 10.6billion cubic meters |
| 44 | Morocco | 10.6billion cubic meters |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 10.5billion cubic meters |
| 46 | Algeria | 10.3billion cubic meters |
| 47 | Greece | 10.0billion cubic meters |
| 48 | Ecuador | 9.9billion cubic meters |
| 49 | New Zealand | 9.9billion cubic meters |
| 50 | Nepal | 9.5billion cubic meters |
| 51 | Poland | 9.4billion cubic meters |
| 52 | North Korea | 8.7billion cubic meters |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 8.4billion cubic meters |
| 54 | Netherlands | 8.2billion cubic meters |
| 55 | Romania | 8.2billion cubic meters |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.7billion cubic meters |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.4billion cubic meters |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 7.1billion cubic meters |
| 59 | Cuba | 7.0billion cubic meters |
| 60 | Malaysia | 6.7billion cubic meters |
| 61 | Portugal | 6.1billion cubic meters |
| 62 | Libya | 5.7billion cubic meters |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 5.4billion cubic meters |
| 64 | Mali | 5.2billion cubic meters |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.2billion cubic meters |
| 66 | Serbia | 5.1billion cubic meters |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 4.9billion cubic meters |
| 68 | Ukraine | 4.9billion cubic meters |
| 69 | Hungary | 4.7billion cubic meters |
| 70 | Uruguay | 4.5billion cubic meters |
| 71 | Belgium | 4.3billion cubic meters |
| 72 | Kenya | 4.0billion cubic meters |
| 73 | Tunisia | 3.9billion cubic meters |
| 74 | Yemen | 3.6billion cubic meters |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 3.4billion cubic meters |
| 76 | Guatemala | 3.3billion cubic meters |
| 77 | Somalia | 3.3billion cubic meters |
| 78 | Austria | 3.1billion cubic meters |
| 79 | Armenia | 3.1billion cubic meters |
| 80 | Senegal | 3.1billion cubic meters |
| 81 | Finland | 3.0billion cubic meters |
| 82 | Norway | 2.7billion cubic meters |
| 83 | Niger | 2.6billion cubic meters |
| 84 | Sweden | 2.5billion cubic meters |
| 85 | Paraguay | 2.4billion cubic meters |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 2.3billion cubic meters |
| 87 | Montenegro | 2.2billion cubic meters |
| 88 | Cambodia | 2.2billion cubic meters |
| 89 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.2billion cubic meters |
| 90 | El Salvador | 1.9billion cubic meters |
| 91 | Lebanon | 1.8billion cubic meters |
| 92 | Switzerland | 1.7billion cubic meters |
| 93 | Ireland | 1.7billion cubic meters |
| 94 | Oman | 1.6billion cubic meters |
| 95 | Honduras | 1.6billion cubic meters |
| 96 | Zambia | 1.6billion cubic meters |
| 97 | Israel | 1.5billion cubic meters |
| 98 | Mozambique | 1.5billion cubic meters |
| 99 | Haiti | 1.5billion cubic meters |
| 100 | Ghana | 1.4billion cubic meters |
| 101 | Czech Republic | 1.4billion cubic meters |
| 102 | Guyana | 1.4billion cubic meters |
| 103 | Belarus | 1.4billion cubic meters |
| 104 | Malawi | 1.4billion cubic meters |
| 105 | Mauritania | 1.3billion cubic meters |
| 106 | Jamaica | 1.3billion cubic meters |
| 107 | Georgia | 1.3billion cubic meters |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 1.3billion cubic meters |
| 109 | Panama | 1.2billion cubic meters |
| 110 | Estonia | 1.2billion cubic meters |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 1.2billion cubic meters |
| 112 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.2billion cubic meters |
| 113 | Cameroon | 1.1billion cubic meters |
| 114 | Eswatini | 1.1billion cubic meters |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.9billion cubic meters |
| 116 | Denmark | 0.9billion cubic meters |
| 117 | Guinea | 0.9billion cubic meters |
| 118 | Chad | 0.9billion cubic meters |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 0.9billion cubic meters |
| 120 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.8billion cubic meters |
| 121 | Slovenia | 0.8billion cubic meters |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 0.8billion cubic meters |
| 123 | Albania | 0.8billion cubic meters |
| 124 | Kuwait | 0.8billion cubic meters |
| 125 | Angola | 0.7billion cubic meters |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7billion cubic meters |
| 127 | Croatia | 0.7billion cubic meters |
| 128 | South Sudan | 0.7billion cubic meters |
| 129 | Uganda | 0.6billion cubic meters |
| 130 | Mauritius | 0.6billion cubic meters |
| 131 | Suriname | 0.6billion cubic meters |
| 132 | Rwanda | 0.6billion cubic meters |
| 133 | Eritrea | 0.6billion cubic meters |
| 134 | Slovakia | 0.6billion cubic meters |
| 135 | Mongolia | 0.5billion cubic meters |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4billion cubic meters |
| 137 | Bolivia | 0.4billion cubic meters |
| 138 | Bhutan | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 140 | State of Palestine | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 142 | Lithuania | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 143 | Iceland | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 144 | Burundi | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.3billion cubic meters |
| 146 | Cyprus | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 147 | Togo | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 150 | Singapore | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 153 | Latvia | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 154 | Bahrain | 0.2billion cubic meters |
| 155 | Liberia | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 156 | Gabon | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 157 | Benin | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 158 | Namibia | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 159 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 160 | Belize | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 162 | Fiji | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 164 | Barbados | 0.1billion cubic meters |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 166 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 167 | Lesotho | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 170 | Malta | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 171 | Dominica | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 173 | Djibouti | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 174 | Grenada | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 176 | Seychelles | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 177 | Comoros | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 179 | Monaco | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 180 | Maldives | 0.0billion cubic meters |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0billion cubic meters |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2022).
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