Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — India

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in India in 2022 — 44.78%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 175. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 18.5 pp.

2022 44.78% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 142of 175
Period maximum 45.34%2003
Period minimum 26.28%1975

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — India, 1975–202225303540455019751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 26.28%1976: 27.09%1977: 27.89%1978: 28.7%1979: 29.51%1980: 30.31%1981: 31.12%1982: 31.93%1983: 32.74%1984: 33.54%1985: 34.35%1986: 34.4%1987: 34.44%1988: 34.49%1989: 34.53%1990: 34.58%1991: 35.34%1992: 36.11%1993: 36.87%1994: 37.63%1995: 38.4%1996: 39.16%1997: 39.92%1998: 40.69%1999: 41.45%2000: 42.21%2001: 43.25%2002: 44.3%2003: 45.34%2004: 43.24%2005: 43.5%2006: 43.75%2007: 44.01%2008: 44.27%2009: 44.52%2010: 44.78%2011: 44.78%2012: 44.78%2013: 44.78%2014: 44.78%2015: 44.78%2016: 44.78%2017: 44.78%2018: 44.78%2019: 44.78%2020: 44.78%2021: 44.78%2022: 44.78%
Change over the period: +18.5 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

India 44.78%
World 9.01%
South Asia 37.56%
Southern Asia computed 47.32%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 44.78 +0 pp
2021 44.78 +0 pp
2020 44.78 +0 pp
2019 44.78 +0 pp
2018 44.78 +0 pp
2017 44.78 +0 pp
2016 44.78 +0 pp
2015 44.78 +0 pp
2014 44.78 +0 pp
2013 44.78 +0 pp
2012 44.78 +0 pp
2011 44.78 +0 pp
2010 44.78 +0.26 pp
2009 44.52 +0.26 pp
2008 44.27 +0.26 pp
2007 44.01 +0.26 pp
2006 43.75 +0.26 pp
2005 43.5 +0.26 pp
2004 43.24 −2.1 pp
2003 45.34 +1.04 pp
2002 44.3 +1.04 pp
2001 43.25 +1.04 pp
2000 42.21 +0.76 pp
1999 41.45 +0.76 pp
1998 40.69 +0.76 pp
1997 39.92 +0.76 pp
1996 39.16 +0.76 pp
1995 38.4 +0.76 pp
1994 37.63 +0.76 pp
1993 36.87 +0.76 pp
1992 36.11 +0.76 pp
1991 35.34 +0.76 pp
1990 34.58 +0.05 pp
1989 34.53 +0.05 pp
1988 34.49 +0.05 pp
1987 34.44 +0.05 pp
1986 34.4 +0.05 pp
1985 34.35 +0.81 pp
1984 33.54 +0.81 pp
1983 32.74 +0.81 pp
1982 31.93 +0.81 pp
1981 31.12 +0.81 pp
1980 30.31 +0.81 pp
1979 29.51 +0.81 pp
1978 28.7 +0.81 pp
1977 27.89 +0.81 pp
1976 27.09 +0.81 pp
1975 26.28

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.