Freshwater withdrawal — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal — Iran

Freshwater withdrawal in Iran in 2022 — 92.95 km³. Ranked 6 in the world out of 179. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 106.6%.

2022 93 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 6of 179
Period maximum 93 km³2004
Period minimum 45 km³1975

Trend over time

1975–2022 · km³ per year

Freshwater withdrawal — Iran, 1975–202240608010019751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 45 km³1976: 46.39 km³1977: 47.78 km³1978: 49.17 km³1979: 50.56 km³1980: 51.96 km³1981: 53.35 km³1982: 54.74 km³1983: 56.13 km³1984: 57.52 km³1985: 58.91 km³1986: 60.3 km³1987: 61.69 km³1988: 63.08 km³1989: 64.47 km³1990: 65.87 km³1991: 67.25 km³1992: 68.65 km³1993: 70.04 km³1994: 76.52 km³1995: 83 km³1996: 84.1 km³1997: 85.2 km³1998: 86.3 km³1999: 87.4 km³2000: 88.5 km³2001: 89.65 km³2002: 90.8 km³2003: 91.95 km³2004: 92.95 km³2005: 92.95 km³2006: 92.95 km³2007: 92.95 km³2008: 92.95 km³2009: 92.95 km³2010: 92.95 km³2011: 92.95 km³2012: 92.95 km³2013: 92.95 km³2014: 92.95 km³2015: 92.95 km³2016: 92.95 km³2017: 92.95 km³2018: 92.95 km³2019: 92.95 km³2020: 92.95 km³2021: 92.95 km³2022: 92.95 km³
Change over the period: +48 (+106.56%) Average annual rate: 1.56 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 93 km³
World 3,853 km³
Southern Asia computed 999 km³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1,401 km³
Freshwater withdrawal — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 93 +0 +0%
2021 93 +0 +0%
2020 93 +0 +0%
2019 93 +0 +0%
2018 93 +0 +0%
2017 93 +0 +0%
2016 93 +0 +0%
2015 93 +0 +0%
2014 93 +0 +0%
2013 93 +0 +0%
2012 93 +0 +0%
2011 93 +0 +0%
2010 93 +0 +0%
2009 93 +0 +0%
2008 93 +0 +0%
2007 93 +0 +0%
2006 93 +0 +0%
2005 93 +0 +0%
2004 93 +1 +1.09%
2003 92 +1 +1.27%
2002 91 +1 +1.28%
2001 90 +1 +1.3%
2000 88 +1 +1.26%
1999 87 +1 +1.27%
1998 86 +1 +1.29%
1997 85 +1 +1.31%
1996 84 +1 +1.33%
1995 83 +6 +8.47%
1994 77 +6 +9.25%
1993 70 +1 +2.03%
1992 69 +1 +2.07%
1991 67 +1 +2.11%
1990 66 +1 +2.16%
1989 64 +1 +2.21%
1988 63 +1 +2.25%
1987 62 +1 +2.31%
1986 60 +1 +2.36%
1985 59 +1 +2.42%
1984 58 +1 +2.48%
1983 56 +1 +2.54%
1982 55 +1 +2.61%
1981 53 +1 +2.68%
1980 52 +1 +2.75%
1979 51 +1 +2.83%
1978 49 +1 +2.91%
1977 48 +1 +3%
1976 46 +1 +3.09%
1975 45

Southern Asia, 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.