Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Western Africa in 2022 — 2.85%. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 1.58 pp.
1987–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.85 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.85 | −0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.85 | +0.01 pp |
| 2019 | 2.85 | +0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 2.83 | +0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 2.69 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 2.7 | +0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 2.7 | +0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 2.66 | +0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 2.66 | +0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 2.65 | +0.01 pp |
| 2011 | 2.64 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 2.63 | +0.03 pp |
| 2009 | 2.6 | +0.03 pp |
| 2008 | 2.58 | +0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 2.55 | +0.03 pp |
| 2006 | 2.53 | +0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 2.5 | +0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 2.46 | +0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 2.42 | +0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 2.38 | +0.06 pp |
| 2001 | 2.32 | +0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 2.24 | +0.07 pp |
| 1999 | 2.17 | +0.07 pp |
| 1998 | 2.1 | +0.08 pp |
| 1997 | 2.02 | +0.07 pp |
| 1996 | 1.95 | +0.07 pp |
| 1995 | 1.87 | +0.07 pp |
| 1994 | 1.8 | +0.08 pp |
| 1993 | 1.73 | +0.08 pp |
| 1992 | 1.65 | +0.07 pp |
| 1991 | 1.58 | +0.04 pp |
| 1990 | 1.54 | +0.08 pp |
| 1989 | 1.46 | +0.08 pp |
| 1988 | 1.38 | +0.12 pp |
| 1987 | 1.27 | — |
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.