Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Mercosur

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Mercosur in 2022 — 1.75%. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2022 1.75% +0.01 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 1.86%2010
Period minimum 1.04%1987

Trend over time

1987–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Mercosur, 1987–202211.251.51.75219871991199519992003200720112015201920221987: 1.04%1988: 1.08%1989: 1.12%1990: 1.15%1991: 1.19%1992: 1.23%1993: 1.27%1994: 1.3%1995: 1.34%1996: 1.38%1997: 1.39%1998: 1.41%1999: 1.42%2000: 1.43%2001: 1.45%2002: 1.47%2003: 1.49%2004: 1.51%2005: 1.53%2006: 1.54%2007: 1.62%2008: 1.7%2009: 1.78%2010: 1.86%2011: 1.83%2012: 1.8%2013: 1.76%2014: 1.72%2015: 1.71%2016: 1.74%2017: 1.74%2018: 1.75%2019: 1.76%2020: 1.73%2021: 1.74%2022: 1.75%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Mercosur 1.75%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.75 +0.01 pp
2021 1.74 +0 pp
2020 1.73 −0.03 pp
2019 1.76 +0.02 pp
2018 1.75 +0.01 pp
2017 1.74 −0.01 pp
2016 1.74 +0.04 pp
2015 1.71 −0.02 pp
2014 1.72 −0.04 pp
2013 1.76 −0.04 pp
2012 1.8 −0.03 pp
2011 1.83 −0.03 pp
2010 1.86 +0.08 pp
2009 1.78 +0.08 pp
2008 1.7 +0.08 pp
2007 1.62 +0.08 pp
2006 1.54 +0.02 pp
2005 1.53 +0.02 pp
2004 1.51 +0.02 pp
2003 1.49 +0.02 pp
2002 1.47 +0.02 pp
2001 1.45 +0.02 pp
2000 1.43 +0.01 pp
1999 1.42 +0.01 pp
1998 1.41 +0.01 pp
1997 1.39 +0.01 pp
1996 1.38 +0.04 pp
1995 1.34 +0.04 pp
1994 1.3 +0.04 pp
1993 1.27 +0.04 pp
1992 1.23 +0.04 pp
1991 1.19 +0.04 pp
1990 1.15 +0.04 pp
1989 1.12 +0.04 pp
1988 1.08 +0.04 pp
1987 1.04

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.