Freshwater withdrawal — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Freshwater withdrawal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 0.68 km³. Ranked 125 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 43.6%.

2022 1 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 125of 179
Period maximum 1 km³2005
Period minimum 0 km³1995

Trend over time

1995–2022 · km³ per year

Freshwater withdrawal — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995–2022011119951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.48 km³1996: 0.5 km³1997: 0.52 km³1998: 0.54 km³1999: 0.56 km³2000: 0.58 km³2001: 0.6 km³2002: 0.62 km³2003: 0.64 km³2004: 0.66 km³2005: 0.68 km³2006: 0.68 km³2007: 0.68 km³2008: 0.68 km³2009: 0.68 km³2010: 0.68 km³2011: 0.68 km³2012: 0.68 km³2013: 0.68 km³2014: 0.68 km³2015: 0.68 km³2016: 0.68 km³2017: 0.68 km³2018: 0.68 km³2019: 0.68 km³2020: 0.68 km³2021: 0.68 km³2022: 0.68 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+43.58%) Average annual rate: 1.35 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 km³
World 3,853 km³
Middle Africa computed 4 km³
Low-income countries computed 119 km³
Freshwater withdrawal — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 1 +0 +0%
2021 1 +0 +0%
2020 1 +0 +0%
2019 1 +0 +0%
2018 1 +0 +0%
2017 1 +0 +0%
2016 1 +0 +0%
2015 1 +0 +0%
2014 1 +0 +0%
2013 1 +0 +0%
2012 1 +0 +0%
2011 1 +0 +0%
2010 1 +0 +0%
2009 1 +0 +0%
2008 1 +0 +0%
2007 1 +0 +0%
2006 1 +0 +0%
2005 1 +0 +3%
2004 1 +0 +3.09%
2003 1 +0 +3.19%
2002 1 +0 +3.29%
2001 1 +0 +3.41%
2000 1 +0 +3.84%
1999 1 +0 +3.99%
1998 1 +0 +4.16%
1997 1 +0 +4.34%
1996 0 +0 +4.54%
1995 0

Middle Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses: irrigation, industry, municipal supply. More than two-thirds of global withdrawal goes to agriculture, so the volume is tied more closely to the area under irrigation than to the number of residents or the size of industry. Withdrawal is not consumption: part of the water returns to water bodies, though usually in worse condition.

Important: Withdrawal, not consumptive use. It can exceed a country's own renewable resources: the country then takes water from across the border, from non-renewable groundwater, or desalinates it.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.