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Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources

How much water is withdrawn relative to the internal resources available.

Unit: % of internal resources Period: 1962–2022 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 126.92% Countries: 177

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2022.

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources, 2021–2022

Top-20 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources, 2021–202202,0004,0006,0008,000EgyptEgypt: 7,750%7,750BahrainBahrain: 3,877.5%3,877.5TurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 1,867.97%1,867.97United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 1,509.93%1,509.93Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 974.17%974.17LibyaLibya: 817.14%817.14SudanSudan: 673.38%673.38QatarQatar: 446.43%446.43MauritaniaMauritania: 337.05%337.05PakistanPakistan: 326%326UzbekistanUzbekistan: 262.55%262.55IsraelIsrael: 204%204SyriaSyria: 195.8%195.8YemenYemen: 169.76%169.76AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 160.53%160.53JordanJordan: 139.28%139.28IraqIraq: 120.52%120.52OmanOman: 116.71%116.71TunisiaTunisia: 92.11%92.11AlgeriaAlgeria: 91.51%91.51
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — 2021–2022 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 EG Egypt 7,750 2022 177
2 BH Bahrain 3,877.5 2022 176
3 TM Turkmenistan 1,867.97 2022 175
4 AE United Arab Emirates 1,509.93 2022 174
5 SA Saudi Arabia 974.17 2022 173
6 LY Libya 817.14 2022 172
7 SD Sudan 673.38 2022 171
8 QA Qatar 446.43 2022 170
9 MR Mauritania 337.05 2022 169
10 PK Pakistan 326 2022 168
11 UZ Uzbekistan 262.55 2022 167
12 IL Israel 204 2021 166
13 SY Syria 195.8 2022 165
14 YE Yemen 169.76 2022 164
15 AZ Azerbaijan 160.53 2022 163
16 JO Jordan 139.28 2022 162
17 IQ Iraq 120.52 2022 161
18 OM Oman 116.71 2022 160
19 TN Tunisia 92.11 2022 159
20 DZ Algeria 91.51 2022 158
21 BB Barbados 87.5 2022 157
22 HU Hungary 78.25 2022 156
23 NL Netherlands 74.86 2022 155
24 NE Niger 73.81 2022 154
25 MT Malta 72.6 2022 153
26 IR Iran 72.33 2022 152
27 RS Serbia 60.56 2022 151
28 CV Cabo Verde 59.68 2022 150
29 SO Somalia 54.97 2022 149
30 MD Moldova 52.22 2022 148
31 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 50.83 2022 147
32 ZA South Africa 47.12 2022 146
33 KR South Korea 45.02 2022 145
34 AM Armenia 44.79 2022 144
35 IN India 44.78 2022 143
36 AF Afghanistan 43.02 2022 142
37 PS Palestine 41.23 2021 141
38 SZ Eswatini 40.45 2022 140
39 MK North Macedonia 40.21 2022 139
40 ZW Zimbabwe 40.05 2022 138
41 KZ Kazakhstan 38.8 2022 137
42 LB Lebanon 37.75 2022 136
43 MA Morocco 36.46 2022 135
44 BE Belgium 35.83 2022 134
45 BD Bangladesh 34.16 2022 133
46 SG Singapore 33.26 2022 132
47 DO Dominican Republic 30.37 2022 131
48 CY Cyprus 28.59 2022 130
49 TR Türkiye 28.4 2022 129
50 ES Spain 26.1 2022 128
51 BG Bulgaria 25.92 2022 127
52 TH Thailand 25.53 2022 126
53 LK Sri Lanka 24.52 2022 125
54 DE Germany 24.11 2022 124
55 MU Mauritius 22.97 2022 123
56 VN Vietnam 22.78 2022 122
57 MX Mexico 21.96 2022 121
58 ER Eritrea 20.79 2022 120
59 CN China 20.21 2022 119
60 KE Kenya 19.48 2022 118
61 RO Romania 19.23 2022 117
62 PH Philippines 19.01 2022 116
63 JP Japan 18.53 2022 115
64 IT Italy 18.51 2022 114
65 CU Cuba 18.25 2022 113
66 PL Poland 17.51 2022 112
67 GR Greece 17.32 2022 111
68 TJ Tajikistan 16.71 2022 110
69 PT Portugal 16.13 2022 109
70 US United States 15.77 2022 108
71 KG Kyrgyzstan 15.75 2022 107
72 MV Maldives 15.67 2022 106
73 DK Denmark 15.57 2022 105
74 LC Saint Lucia 14.3 2022 104
75 TL Timor-Leste 14.27 2022 103
76 KP North Korea 12.92 2022 102
77 AR Argentina 12.91 2022 101
78 SV El Salvador 12.4 2022 100
79 JM Jamaica 12.38 2022 99
80 PR Puerto Rico 12.32 2022 98
81 FR France 12.21 2022 97
82 SN Senegal 11.87 2022 96
83 HT Haiti 11.15 2022 95
84 ID Indonesia 11.03 2022 94
85 CZ Czechia 10.99 2022 93
86 DM Dominica 10 2022 92
87 EE Estonia 9.48 2022 91
88 BW Botswana 8.89 2022 90
89 UA Ukraine 8.82 2022 89
90 TT Trinidad and Tobago 8.76 2022 88
91 ET Ethiopia 8.65 2022 87
92 ML Mali 8.64 2022 86
93 AG Antigua and Barbuda 8.46 2022 85
94 MW Malawi 8.41 2022 84
95 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.9 2022 83
96 GD Grenada 7.05 2022 82
97 BF Burkina Faso 6.54 2022 81
98 RW Rwanda 6.42 2022 80
99 DJ Djibouti 6.33 2022 79
100 TZ Tanzania 6.17 2022 78
101 TD Chad 5.86 2022 77
102 GB United Kingdom 5.81 2022 76
103 AT Austria 5.71 2022 75
104 NG Nigeria 5.64 2022 74
105 UY Uruguay 4.89 2022 73
106 NP Nepal 4.79 2022 72
107 GH Ghana 4.78 2022 71
108 LU Luxembourg 4.77 2022 70
109 SK Slovakia 4.47 2022 69
110 SI Slovenia 4.43 2022 68
111 CH Switzerland 4.22 2022 67
112 BY Belarus 4.16 2022 66
113 CL Chile 4 2022 65
114 MG Madagascar 3.99 2022 64
115 LA Laos 3.86 2022 63
116 IE Ireland 3.41 2022 62
117 GM Gambia 3.39 2022 61
118 MM Myanmar 3.31 2022 60
119 CR Costa Rica 3.05 2022 59
120 GT Guatemala 3.04 2022 58
121 NZ New Zealand 3.02 2022 57
122 AL Albania 2.96 2022 56
123 VE Venezuela 2.81 2022 55
124 FI Finland 2.8 2022 54
125 BI Burundi 2.78 2022 53
126 SS South Sudan 2.53 2022 52
127 AU Australia 2.36 2022 51
128 EC Ecuador 2.24 2022 50
129 GE Georgia 2.22 2022 49
130 PY Paraguay 2.06 2022 48
131 ZM Zambia 1.96 2022 47
132 LT Lithuania 1.94 2022 46
133 TG Togo 1.94 2022 45
134 ST Sao Tome and Principe 1.88 2022 44
135 KH Cambodia 1.81 2022 43
136 HR Croatia 1.8 2022 42
137 HN Honduras 1.77 2022 41
138 NA Namibia 1.67 2022 40
139 UG Uganda 1.63 2022 39
140 PE Peru 1.58 2022 38
141 CI Côte d'Ivoire 1.51 2022 37
142 RU Russia 1.5 2022 36
143 MZ Mozambique 1.47 2022 35
144 SE Sweden 1.45 2022 34
145 MN Mongolia 1.33 2022 33
146 CA Canada 1.27 2022 32
147 BJ Benin 1.26 2022 31
148 BR Brazil 1.2 2022 30
149 MY Malaysia 1.16 2022 29
150 CO Colombia 1.13 2022 28
151 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.09 2022 27
152 BN Brunei Darussalam 1.08 2022 26
153 LV Latvia 1.02 2022 25
154 PA Panama 0.89 2022 24
155 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.88 2022 23
156 LS Lesotho 0.84 2022 22
157 KM Comoros 0.83 2022 21
158 NI Nicaragua 0.81 2022 20
159 NO Norway 0.7 2022 19
160 BZ Belize 0.66 2022 18
161 SR Suriname 0.62 2022 17
162 GY Guyana 0.6 2022 16
163 AO Angola 0.48 2022 15
164 BT Bhutan 0.43 2022 14
165 CM Cameroon 0.4 2022 13
166 GN Guinea 0.39 2022 12
167 FJ Fiji 0.3 2022 11
168 IS Iceland 0.17 2022 10
169 SL Sierra Leone 0.13 2022 9
170 BO Bolivia 0.12 2022 8
171 GA Gabon 0.08 2022 7
172 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.08 2022 6
173 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.08 2022 5
174 LR Liberia 0.07 2022 4
175 CF Central African Republic 0.05 2022 3
176 PG Papua New Guinea 0.05 2022 2
177 CG Republic of the Congo 0.02 2022 1
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Maximum 7,750%
Median 8.82%
Minimum 0.02%
World 9.01%

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of internal resources
Observation period
1962–2022
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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