Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Australia and New Zealand

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 — 2.62%. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.

2022 2.62% +0.07 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3.46%2014
Period minimum 2.23%2020

Trend over time

1993–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Australia and New Zealand, 1993–202222.533.5199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 2.58%1994: 2.91%1995: 2.76%1996: 3.06%1997: 3.04%1998: 3.04%1999: 3.03%2000: 3.06%2001: 3.07%2002: 3.02%2003: 2.97%2004: 2.91%2005: 2.86%2006: 2.74%2007: 2.61%2008: 2.47%2009: 2.34%2010: 2.24%2011: 2.39%2012: 2.86%2013: 3.4%2014: 3.46%2015: 2.33%2016: 2.5%2017: 2.68%2018: 2.71%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.23%2021: 2.56%2022: 2.62%
Change over the period: +0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 2.62%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.62 +0.07 pp
2021 2.56 +0.33 pp
2020 2.23 −0.27 pp
2019 2.5 −0.22 pp
2018 2.71 +0.03 pp
2017 2.68 +0.18 pp
2016 2.5 +0.17 pp
2015 2.33 −1.13 pp
2014 3.46 +0.06 pp
2013 3.4 +0.54 pp
2012 2.86 +0.47 pp
2011 2.39 +0.15 pp
2010 2.24 −0.1 pp
2009 2.34 −0.13 pp
2008 2.47 −0.13 pp
2007 2.61 −0.13 pp
2006 2.74 −0.11 pp
2005 2.86 −0.05 pp
2004 2.91 −0.05 pp
2003 2.97 −0.05 pp
2002 3.02 −0.05 pp
2001 3.07 +0.02 pp
2000 3.06 +0.02 pp
1999 3.03 −0 pp
1998 3.04 −0 pp
1997 3.04 −0.02 pp
1996 3.06 +0.29 pp
1995 2.76 −0.14 pp
1994 2.91 +0.32 pp
1993 2.58

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.