environmental2026
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
126.9%
Median: 8.8%
Countries Covered
177
with available data
Highest
Egypt
7,750.0%
Lowest
Republic of the Congo
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Egypt7,750.0%
2Bahrain3,877.5%
3Turkmenistan1,868.0%
4United Arab Emirates1,509.9%
5Saudi Arabia974.2%
By Region
Africa884.9%(9 countries)
Asia182.6%(24 countries)
Other96.0%(99 countries)
Europe17.0%(32 countries)
North America10.5%(4 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 (7,750.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 126.9%)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
Other (99)
Europe (32)
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 | Egypt | 7,750.0% |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3,877.5% |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 1,868.0% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 1,509.9% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 974.2% |
| 6 | Libya | 817.1% |
| 7 | Sudan | 673.4% |
| 8 | Qatar | 446.4% |
| 9 | Mauritania | 337.1% |
| 10 | Pakistan | 326.0% |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 262.5% |
| 12 | Israel | 204.0% |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 195.8% |
| 14 | Yemen | 169.8% |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 160.5% |
| 16 | Jordan | 139.3% |
| 17 | Iraq | 120.5% |
| 18 | Oman | 116.7% |
| 19 | Tunisia | 92.1% |
| 20 | Algeria | 91.5% |
| 21 | Barbados | 87.5% |
| 22 | Hungary | 78.2% |
| 23 | Netherlands | 74.9% |
| 24 | Niger | 73.8% |
| 25 | Malta | 72.6% |
| 26 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 72.3% |
| 27 | Serbia | 60.6% |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 59.7% |
| 29 | Somalia | 55.0% |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 52.2% |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.8% |
| 32 | South Africa | 47.1% |
| 33 | South Korea | 45.0% |
| 34 | Armenia | 44.8% |
| 35 | India | 44.8% |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 43.0% |
| 37 | State of Palestine | 41.2% |
| 38 | Eswatini | 40.5% |
| 39 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 40.2% |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 40.0% |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 38.8% |
| 42 | Lebanon | 37.8% |
| 43 | Morocco | 36.5% |
| 44 | Belgium | 35.8% |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 34.2% |
| 46 | Singapore | 33.3% |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 30.4% |
| 48 | Cyprus | 28.6% |
| 49 | Türkiye | 28.4% |
| 50 | Spain | 26.1% |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 25.9% |
| 52 | Thailand | 25.5% |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 24.5% |
| 54 | Germany | 24.1% |
| 55 | Mauritius | 23.0% |
| 56 | Vietnam | 22.8% |
| 57 | Mexico | 22.0% |
| 58 | Eritrea | 20.8% |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 20.2% |
| 60 | Kenya | 19.5% |
| 61 | Romania | 19.2% |
| 62 | Philippines | 19.0% |
| 63 | Japan | 18.5% |
| 64 | Italy | 18.5% |
| 65 | Cuba | 18.3% |
| 66 | Poland | 17.5% |
| 67 | Greece | 17.3% |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 16.7% |
| 69 | Portugal | 16.1% |
| 70 | United States of America | 15.8% |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.8% |
| 72 | Maldives | 15.7% |
| 73 | Denmark | 15.6% |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 14.3% |
| 75 | Timor-Leste | 14.3% |
| 76 | North Korea | 12.9% |
| 77 | Argentina | 12.9% |
| 78 | El Salvador | 12.4% |
| 79 | Jamaica | 12.4% |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 12.3% |
| 81 | France | 12.2% |
| 82 | Senegal | 11.9% |
| 83 | Haiti | 11.1% |
| 84 | Indonesia | 11.0% |
| 85 | Czech Republic | 11.0% |
| 86 | Dominica | 10.0% |
| 87 | Estonia | 9.5% |
| 88 | Botswana | 8.9% |
| 89 | Ukraine | 8.8% |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8% |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 8.6% |
| 92 | Mali | 8.6% |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.5% |
| 94 | Malawi | 8.4% |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9% |
| 96 | Grenada | 7.1% |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 6.5% |
| 98 | Rwanda | 6.4% |
| 99 | Djibouti | 6.3% |
| 100 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.2% |
| 101 | Chad | 5.9% |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 5.8% |
| 103 | Austria | 5.7% |
| 104 | Nigeria | 5.6% |
| 105 | Uruguay | 4.9% |
| 106 | Nepal | 4.8% |
| 107 | Ghana | 4.8% |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 4.8% |
| 109 | Slovakia | 4.5% |
| 110 | Slovenia | 4.4% |
| 111 | Switzerland | 4.2% |
| 112 | Belarus | 4.2% |
| 113 | Chile | 4.0% |
| 114 | Madagascar | 4.0% |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9% |
| 116 | Ireland | 3.4% |
| 117 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.4% |
| 118 | Myanmar | 3.3% |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 3.1% |
| 120 | Guatemala | 3.0% |
| 121 | New Zealand | 3.0% |
| 122 | Albania | 3.0% |
| 123 | Venezuela | 2.8% |
| 124 | Finland | 2.8% |
| 125 | Burundi | 2.8% |
| 126 | South Sudan | 2.5% |
| 127 | Australia | 2.4% |
| 128 | Ecuador | 2.2% |
| 129 | Georgia | 2.2% |
| 130 | Paraguay | 2.1% |
| 131 | Zambia | 2.0% |
| 132 | Lithuania | 1.9% |
| 133 | Togo | 1.9% |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% |
| 135 | Cambodia | 1.8% |
| 136 | Croatia | 1.8% |
| 137 | Honduras | 1.8% |
| 138 | Namibia | 1.7% |
| 139 | Uganda | 1.6% |
| 140 | Peru | 1.6% |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.5% |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 1.5% |
| 143 | Mozambique | 1.5% |
| 144 | Sweden | 1.5% |
| 145 | Mongolia | 1.3% |
| 146 | Canada | 1.3% |
| 147 | Benin | 1.3% |
| 148 | Brazil | 1.2% |
| 149 | Malaysia | 1.2% |
| 150 | Colombia | 1.1% |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1% |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.1% |
| 153 | Latvia | 1.0% |
| 154 | Panama | 0.9% |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% |
| 156 | Lesotho | 0.8% |
| 157 | Comoros | 0.8% |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 0.8% |
| 159 | Norway | 0.7% |
| 160 | Belize | 0.7% |
| 161 | Suriname | 0.6% |
| 162 | Guyana | 0.6% |
| 163 | Angola | 0.5% |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.4% |
| 165 | Cameroon | 0.4% |
| 166 | Guinea | 0.4% |
| 167 | Fiji | 0.3% |
| 168 | Iceland | 0.2% |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 0.1% |
| 170 | Bolivia | 0.1% |
| 171 | Gabon | 0.1% |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1% |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.1% |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.1% |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 177 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
Showing 177 of 177 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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