Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in the United Arab Emirates in 2022 — 1,509.93%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 175. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 909.93 pp.
1980–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,509.93 | −23.4 pp |
| 2021 | 1,533.33 | −54 pp |
| 2020 | 1,587.33 | −41.33 pp |
| 2019 | 1,628.67 | −38.67 pp |
| 2018 | 1,667.33 | +37.33 pp |
| 2017 | 1,630 | −49.33 pp |
| 2016 | 1,679.33 | −17.03 pp |
| 2015 | 1,696.36 | −17.03 pp |
| 2014 | 1,713.39 | −17.03 pp |
| 2013 | 1,730.42 | −17.03 pp |
| 2012 | 1,747.45 | −17.03 pp |
| 2011 | 1,764.48 | −17.03 pp |
| 2010 | 1,781.52 | −17.03 pp |
| 2009 | 1,798.55 | −17.03 pp |
| 2008 | 1,815.58 | −17.03 pp |
| 2007 | 1,832.61 | −17.03 pp |
| 2006 | 1,849.64 | −17.03 pp |
| 2005 | 1,866.67 | +197.31 pp |
| 2004 | 1,669.36 | +197.31 pp |
| 2003 | 1,472.05 | −27.94 pp |
| 2002 | 1,499.99 | −27.94 pp |
| 2001 | 1,527.93 | −27.94 pp |
| 2000 | 1,555.87 | −17.39 pp |
| 1999 | 1,573.25 | +106.15 pp |
| 1998 | 1,467.11 | +106.15 pp |
| 1997 | 1,360.96 | +106.15 pp |
| 1996 | 1,254.81 | +106.15 pp |
| 1995 | 1,148.67 | +24.09 pp |
| 1994 | 1,124.58 | +24.09 pp |
| 1993 | 1,100.49 | +24.09 pp |
| 1992 | 1,076.4 | +24.09 pp |
| 1991 | 1,052.31 | +24.09 pp |
| 1990 | 1,028.22 | −54.98 pp |
| 1989 | 1,083.2 | +53.69 pp |
| 1988 | 1,029.51 | +53.69 pp |
| 1987 | 975.82 | +53.69 pp |
| 1986 | 922.13 | +53.69 pp |
| 1985 | 868.44 | +53.69 pp |
| 1984 | 814.76 | +53.69 pp |
| 1983 | 761.07 | +53.69 pp |
| 1982 | 707.38 | +53.69 pp |
| 1981 | 653.69 | +53.69 pp |
| 1980 | 600 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
