Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Southern Africa in 2022 — 36.81%. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 28.03 pp.
1985–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.81 | +0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 36.48 | +0.94 pp |
| 2020 | 35.54 | +0.52 pp |
| 2019 | 35.02 | +0.57 pp |
| 2018 | 34.45 | +0.43 pp |
| 2017 | 34.02 | +0.53 pp |
| 2016 | 33.49 | +0.63 pp |
| 2015 | 32.87 | +3.56 pp |
| 2014 | 29.31 | +3.55 pp |
| 2013 | 25.76 | −1.66 pp |
| 2012 | 27.41 | +0.33 pp |
| 2011 | 27.08 | +0.33 pp |
| 2010 | 26.75 | +0.33 pp |
| 2009 | 26.42 | +0.33 pp |
| 2008 | 26.08 | +0.33 pp |
| 2007 | 25.75 | +0.33 pp |
| 2006 | 25.42 | +0.33 pp |
| 2005 | 25.08 | +0.34 pp |
| 2004 | 24.74 | +0.34 pp |
| 2003 | 24.4 | +0.34 pp |
| 2002 | 24.06 | +0.34 pp |
| 2001 | 23.72 | +0.34 pp |
| 2000 | 23.37 | −0.04 pp |
| 1999 | 23.41 | +0.02 pp |
| 1998 | 23.39 | +0.02 pp |
| 1997 | 23.37 | +0.02 pp |
| 1996 | 23.34 | +0 pp |
| 1995 | 23.34 | −0.08 pp |
| 1994 | 23.42 | −0.08 pp |
| 1993 | 23.49 | −0.08 pp |
| 1992 | 23.57 | −0.09 pp |
| 1991 | 23.66 | −0.07 pp |
| 1990 | 23.72 | +16.45 pp |
| 1989 | 7.27 | +0.24 pp |
| 1988 | 7.03 | +0.24 pp |
| 1987 | 6.78 | −2.36 pp |
| 1986 | 9.14 | +0.36 pp |
| 1985 | 8.78 | — |
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.
Agriculture Irrigated landThe share of agricultural land equipped for irrigation.