Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in lower-middle-income countries in 2022 — 19.22%. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 2.16 pp.
1994–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.22 | −0.08 pp |
| 2021 | 19.3 | −0.17 pp |
| 2020 | 19.48 | +0.12 pp |
| 2019 | 19.35 | −0.32 pp |
| 2018 | 19.68 | −0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 19.77 | +0.36 pp |
| 2016 | 19.41 | +0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 19.38 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 19.28 | −0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 19.3 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 19.35 | +0.12 pp |
| 2011 | 19.23 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 19.33 | +0.13 pp |
| 2009 | 19.2 | +0.06 pp |
| 2008 | 19.14 | +0.13 pp |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.14 pp |
| 2006 | 18.87 | −0.39 pp |
| 2005 | 19.26 | −0.42 pp |
| 2004 | 19.68 | −0.43 pp |
| 2003 | 20.11 | +0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 20.07 | +0.35 pp |
| 2001 | 19.72 | +0.37 pp |
| 2000 | 19.35 | −3.35 pp |
| 1999 | 22.7 | +0.36 pp |
| 1998 | 22.34 | −0.28 pp |
| 1997 | 22.62 | +0.38 pp |
| 1996 | 22.24 | +0.38 pp |
| 1995 | 21.86 | +0.48 pp |
| 1994 | 21.38 | — |
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.