Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Western Asia in 2022 — 48.61%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 77.38 pp.
1991–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48.61 | +1.34 pp |
| 2021 | 47.27 | −1.5 pp |
| 2020 | 48.77 | −3.38 pp |
| 2019 | 52.14 | +7.07 pp |
| 2018 | 45.07 | −1.95 pp |
| 2017 | 47.03 | +1.13 pp |
| 2016 | 45.9 | +2.57 pp |
| 2015 | 43.33 | −0.46 pp |
| 2014 | 43.8 | −0.45 pp |
| 2013 | 44.24 | −0.34 pp |
| 2012 | 44.58 | +0.28 pp |
| 2011 | 44.29 | +0.08 pp |
| 2010 | 44.22 | −0.21 pp |
| 2009 | 44.42 | +0.08 pp |
| 2008 | 44.34 | −0.61 pp |
| 2007 | 44.95 | −0.38 pp |
| 2006 | 45.33 | +0.15 pp |
| 2005 | 45.18 | +0.21 pp |
| 2004 | 44.97 | +0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 44.93 | −1.03 pp |
| 2002 | 45.96 | −0.49 pp |
| 2001 | 46.45 | −0.99 pp |
| 2000 | 47.44 | +2.07 pp |
| 1999 | 45.37 | +1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 43.96 | +0.53 pp |
| 1997 | 43.44 | +0.74 pp |
| 1996 | 42.7 | +0.91 pp |
| 1995 | 41.79 | +0.65 pp |
| 1994 | 41.14 | +0.59 pp |
| 1993 | 40.55 | +1.28 pp |
| 1992 | 39.27 | −86.72 pp |
| 1991 | 125.99 | — |
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.