Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in high-income countries in 2021 — 6.38%. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.
2012–2021 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.38 | +0.02 pp |
| 2020 | 6.36 | −0.02 pp |
| 2019 | 6.38 | −0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 6.41 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 6.42 | +0.02 pp |
| 2016 | 6.4 | −0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 6.43 | −0.11 pp |
| 2014 | 6.54 | +0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 6.43 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 6.48 | — |
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.
How much water a country withdraws in a year for agriculture, industry and households.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
Environment Water resources per capitaHow many cubic meters of a country's own water are available per resident each year.