Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Latvia

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Latvia in 2022 — 1.02%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 175. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 1.38 pp.

2022 1.02% −0.07 pp vs 2021
World rank 25of 175
Period maximum 2.4%1995
Period minimum 0.99%2014

Trend over time

1995–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Latvia, 1995–20220.511.522.519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 2.4%1996: 2.26%1997: 2.12%1998: 1.99%1999: 1.85%2000: 1.72%2001: 1.58%2002: 1.44%2003: 1.4%2004: 1.35%2005: 1.31%2006: 1.26%2007: 1.22%2008: 1.35%2009: 2.33%2010: 1.62%2011: 2.18%2012: 1.47%2013: 1.39%2014: 0.99%2015: 1.04%2016: 1.1%2017: 1.07%2018: 1.08%2019: 1.05%2020: 1.07%2021: 1.09%2022: 1.02%
Change over the period: −1.38 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Latvia 1.02%
World 9.01%
Northern Europe computed 1.97%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.02 −0.07 pp
2021 1.09 +0.02 pp
2020 1.07 +0.02 pp
2019 1.05 −0.03 pp
2018 1.08 +0.01 pp
2017 1.07 −0.03 pp
2016 1.1 +0.05 pp
2015 1.04 +0.05 pp
2014 0.99 −0.4 pp
2013 1.39 −0.07 pp
2012 1.47 −0.71 pp
2011 2.18 +0.55 pp
2010 1.62 −0.71 pp
2009 2.33 +0.98 pp
2008 1.35 +0.13 pp
2007 1.22 −0.04 pp
2006 1.26 −0.04 pp
2005 1.31 −0.04 pp
2004 1.35 −0.04 pp
2003 1.4 −0.04 pp
2002 1.44 −0.14 pp
2001 1.58 −0.14 pp
2000 1.72 −0.14 pp
1999 1.85 −0.14 pp
1998 1.99 −0.14 pp
1997 2.12 −0.14 pp
1996 2.26 −0.14 pp
1995 2.4

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.