Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Canada

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Canada in 2022 — 1.27%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 175. Since 1986, the indicator has fallen by 0.21 pp.

2022 1.27% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 32of 175
Period maximum 1.58%1991
Period minimum 1.25%2011

Trend over time

1986–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Canada, 1986–20221.21.31.41.51.619861990199419982002200620102014201820221986: 1.48%1987: 1.5%1988: 1.52%1989: 1.54%1990: 1.56%1991: 1.58%1992: 1.56%1993: 1.54%1994: 1.52%1995: 1.5%1996: 1.48%1997: 1.48%1998: 1.48%1999: 1.47%2000: 1.47%2001: 1.47%2002: 1.46%2003: 1.46%2004: 1.46%2005: 1.46%2006: 1.45%2007: 1.45%2008: 1.41%2009: 1.36%2010: 1.31%2011: 1.25%2012: 1.28%2013: 1.31%2014: 1.28%2015: 1.25%2016: 1.26%2017: 1.27%2018: 1.27%2019: 1.27%2020: 1.27%2021: 1.27%2022: 1.27%
Change over the period: −0.21 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Canada 1.27%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.27 +0 pp
2021 1.27 −0 pp
2020 1.27 +0 pp
2019 1.27 +0 pp
2018 1.27 +0 pp
2017 1.27 +0.01 pp
2016 1.26 +0.01 pp
2015 1.25 −0.03 pp
2014 1.28 −0.03 pp
2013 1.31 +0.03 pp
2012 1.28 +0.03 pp
2011 1.25 −0.06 pp
2010 1.31 −0.06 pp
2009 1.36 −0.04 pp
2008 1.41 −0.04 pp
2007 1.45 −0 pp
2006 1.45 −0 pp
2005 1.46 −0 pp
2004 1.46 −0 pp
2003 1.46 −0 pp
2002 1.46 −0 pp
2001 1.47 −0 pp
2000 1.47 −0 pp
1999 1.47 −0 pp
1998 1.48 −0 pp
1997 1.48 −0 pp
1996 1.48 −0.02 pp
1995 1.5 −0.02 pp
1994 1.52 −0.02 pp
1993 1.54 −0.02 pp
1992 1.56 −0.02 pp
1991 1.58 +0.02 pp
1990 1.56 +0.02 pp
1989 1.54 +0.02 pp
1988 1.52 +0.02 pp
1987 1.5 +0.02 pp
1986 1.48

Northern America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.