environmental2022
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) — series 2
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
126.9% (share) of internal resources
Median: 8.8% (share) of internal resources
Countries Covered
177
with available data
Highest
Egypt
7,750.0% (share) of internal resources
Lowest
Republic of the Congo
0.0% (share) of internal resources
Top 5 Countries
1Egypt7,750.0% (share) of internal resources
2Bahrain3,877.5% (share) of internal resources
3Turkmenistan1,868.0% (share) of internal resources
4United Arab Emirates1,509.9% (share) of internal resources
5Saudi Arabia974.2% (share) of internal resources
By Region
Africa884.9% (share) of internal resources(9 countries)
Asia182.6% (share) of internal resources(24 countries)
Other96.0% (share) of internal resources(99 countries)
Europe17.0% (share) of internal resources(32 countries)
North America10.5% (share) of internal resources(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% (share) of internal resources)High (7,750.0% (share) of internal resources)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 126.9% (share) of internal resources)
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 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 | Egypt | 7,750.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3,877.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 1,868.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 1,509.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 974.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 6 | Libya | 817.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 7 | Sudan | 673.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 8 | Qatar | 446.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 9 | Mauritania | 337.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 10 | Pakistan | 326.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 262.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 12 | Israel | 204.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 195.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 14 | Yemen | 169.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 160.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 16 | Jordan | 139.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 17 | Iraq | 120.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 18 | Oman | 116.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 19 | Tunisia | 92.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 20 | Algeria | 91.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 21 | Barbados | 87.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 22 | Hungary | 78.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 23 | Netherlands | 74.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 24 | Niger | 73.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 25 | Malta | 72.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 26 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 72.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 27 | Serbia | 60.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 59.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 29 | Somalia | 55.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 52.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 32 | South Africa | 47.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 33 | South Korea | 45.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 34 | Armenia | 44.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 35 | India | 44.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 43.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 37 | State of Palestine | 41.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 38 | Eswatini | 40.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 39 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 40.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 40.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 38.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 42 | Lebanon | 37.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 43 | Morocco | 36.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 44 | Belgium | 35.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 34.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 46 | Singapore | 33.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 30.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 48 | Cyprus | 28.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 49 | Türkiye | 28.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 50 | Spain | 26.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 25.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 52 | Thailand | 25.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 24.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 54 | Germany | 24.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 55 | Mauritius | 23.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 56 | Vietnam | 22.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 57 | Mexico | 22.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 58 | Eritrea | 20.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 20.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 60 | Kenya | 19.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 61 | Romania | 19.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 62 | Philippines | 19.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 63 | Japan | 18.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 64 | Italy | 18.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 65 | Cuba | 18.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 66 | Poland | 17.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 67 | Greece | 17.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 16.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 69 | Portugal | 16.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 70 | United States of America | 15.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 72 | Maldives | 15.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 73 | Denmark | 15.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 14.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 75 | Timor-Leste | 14.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 76 | North Korea | 12.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 77 | Argentina | 12.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 78 | El Salvador | 12.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 79 | Jamaica | 12.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 12.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 81 | France | 12.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 82 | Senegal | 11.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 83 | Haiti | 11.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 84 | Indonesia | 11.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 85 | Czech Republic | 11.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 86 | Dominica | 10.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 87 | Estonia | 9.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 88 | Botswana | 8.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 89 | Ukraine | 8.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 8.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 92 | Mali | 8.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 94 | Malawi | 8.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 96 | Grenada | 7.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 6.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 98 | Rwanda | 6.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 99 | Djibouti | 6.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 100 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 101 | Chad | 5.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 5.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 103 | Austria | 5.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 104 | Nigeria | 5.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 105 | Uruguay | 4.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 106 | Nepal | 4.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 107 | Ghana | 4.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 4.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 109 | Slovakia | 4.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 110 | Slovenia | 4.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 111 | Switzerland | 4.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 112 | Belarus | 4.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 113 | Chile | 4.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 114 | Madagascar | 4.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 116 | Ireland | 3.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 117 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 118 | Myanmar | 3.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 3.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 120 | Guatemala | 3.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 121 | New Zealand | 3.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 122 | Albania | 3.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 123 | Venezuela | 2.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 124 | Finland | 2.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 125 | Burundi | 2.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 126 | South Sudan | 2.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 127 | Australia | 2.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 128 | Ecuador | 2.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 129 | Georgia | 2.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 130 | Paraguay | 2.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 131 | Zambia | 2.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 132 | Lithuania | 1.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 133 | Togo | 1.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 135 | Cambodia | 1.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 136 | Croatia | 1.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 137 | Honduras | 1.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 138 | Namibia | 1.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 139 | Uganda | 1.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 140 | Peru | 1.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 1.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 143 | Mozambique | 1.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 144 | Sweden | 1.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 145 | Mongolia | 1.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 146 | Canada | 1.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 147 | Benin | 1.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 148 | Brazil | 1.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 149 | Malaysia | 1.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 150 | Colombia | 1.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 153 | Latvia | 1.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 154 | Panama | 0.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% (share) of internal resources |
| 156 | Lesotho | 0.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 157 | Comoros | 0.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 0.8% (share) of internal resources |
| 159 | Norway | 0.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 160 | Belize | 0.7% (share) of internal resources |
| 161 | Suriname | 0.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 162 | Guyana | 0.6% (share) of internal resources |
| 163 | Angola | 0.5% (share) of internal resources |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 165 | Cameroon | 0.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 166 | Guinea | 0.4% (share) of internal resources |
| 167 | Fiji | 0.3% (share) of internal resources |
| 168 | Iceland | 0.2% (share) of internal resources |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 170 | Bolivia | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 171 | Gabon | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.1% (share) of internal resources |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% (share) of internal resources |
| 177 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% (share) of internal resources |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2022).
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