Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in low-income countries in 2022 — 5.1%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.11 pp.
1990–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.1 | +0 pp |
| 2020 | 5.1 | +0 pp |
| 2019 | 5.1 | +0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 5.09 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 5.05 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 5.06 | +0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 5.04 | +0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 5.02 | +0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 5.01 | +0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 4.99 | +1.15 pp |
| 2011 | 3.84 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 3.83 | +0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 3.82 | +0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 3.8 | +0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 3.78 | +0.02 pp |
| 2006 | 3.76 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 3.74 | +0.05 pp |
| 2004 | 3.69 | +0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 3.66 | −0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 3.69 | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.59 | +0.05 pp |
| 2000 | 3.54 | +0.35 pp |
| 1999 | 3.19 | +0.02 pp |
| 1998 | 3.17 | +0.03 pp |
| 1997 | 3.15 | +0.02 pp |
| 1996 | 3.12 | +0.03 pp |
| 1995 | 3.1 | −2.27 pp |
| 1994 | 5.37 | +0.07 pp |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +0.05 pp |
| 1992 | 5.25 | +0.04 pp |
| 1991 | 5.2 | −0.01 pp |
| 1990 | 5.21 | — |
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.