Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — BRICS

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in BRICS in 2022 — 10.28%. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 0.52 pp.

2022 10.28% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 10.96%1989
Period minimum 8.22%1992

Trend over time

1987–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — BRICS, 1987–202289101119871991199519992003200720112015201920221987: 10.8%1988: 10.88%1989: 10.96%1990: 9.88%1991: 10.1%1992: 8.22%1993: 8.32%1994: 8.41%1995: 8.57%1996: 8.69%1997: 8.81%1998: 8.92%1999: 9.03%2000: 9.19%2001: 9.28%2002: 9.43%2003: 9.57%2004: 9.44%2005: 9.54%2006: 9.66%2007: 9.75%2008: 9.89%2009: 10.02%2010: 10.17%2011: 10.2%2012: 10.27%2013: 10.29%2014: 10.34%2015: 10.32%2016: 10.47%2017: 10.42%2018: 10.41%2019: 10.41%2020: 10.27%2021: 10.27%2022: 10.28%
Change over the period: −0.52 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 10.28%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 10.28 +0 pp
2021 10.27 +0 pp
2020 10.27 −0.14 pp
2019 10.41 +0 pp
2018 10.41 −0.01 pp
2017 10.42 −0.05 pp
2016 10.47 +0.15 pp
2015 10.32 −0.01 pp
2014 10.34 +0.04 pp
2013 10.29 +0.03 pp
2012 10.27 +0.06 pp
2011 10.2 +0.03 pp
2010 10.17 +0.16 pp
2009 10.02 +0.13 pp
2008 9.89 +0.13 pp
2007 9.75 +0.09 pp
2006 9.66 +0.12 pp
2005 9.54 +0.1 pp
2004 9.44 −0.13 pp
2003 9.57 +0.14 pp
2002 9.43 +0.14 pp
2001 9.28 +0.09 pp
2000 9.19 +0.16 pp
1999 9.03 +0.11 pp
1998 8.92 +0.11 pp
1997 8.81 +0.11 pp
1996 8.69 +0.12 pp
1995 8.57 +0.16 pp
1994 8.41 +0.1 pp
1993 8.32 +0.1 pp
1992 8.22 −1.88 pp
1991 10.1 +0.22 pp
1990 9.88 −1.08 pp
1989 10.96 +0.08 pp
1988 10.88 +0.08 pp
1987 10.8

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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.