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Freshwater withdrawal — Kuwait

Freshwater withdrawal in Kuwait in 2022 — 0.77 km³. Ranked 123 in the world out of 179. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 150.8%.

2022 1 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 123of 179
Period maximum 1 km³2017
Period minimum 0 km³1994

Trend over time

1993–2022 · km³ per year

Freshwater withdrawal — Kuwait, 1993–202200011199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 0.31 km³1994: 0.26 km³1995: 0.28 km³1996: 0.3 km³1997: 0.31 km³1998: 0.33 km³1999: 0.36 km³2000: 0.38 km³2001: 0.4 km³2002: 0.42 km³2003: 0.44 km³2004: 0.46 km³2005: 0.48 km³2006: 0.5 km³2007: 0.52 km³2008: 0.54 km³2009: 0.56 km³2010: 0.58 km³2011: 0.6 km³2012: 0.62 km³2013: 0.64 km³2014: 0.66 km³2015: 0.68 km³2016: 0.72 km³2017: 0.77 km³2018: 0.77 km³2019: 0.77 km³2020: 0.77 km³2021: 0.77 km³2022: 0.77 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+150.85%) Average annual rate: 3.22 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Kuwait 1 km³
World 3,853 km³
Middle East & North Africa 492 km³
Western Asia computed 173 km³
High-income countries computed 942 km³
Freshwater withdrawal — Kuwait, by year Kuwait 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 +7.71%
2016 1 +0 +5.18%
2015 1 +0 +3.09%
2014 1 +0 +3.19%
2013 1 +0 +3.29%
2012 1 +0 +3.4%
2011 1 +0 +3.52%
2010 1 +0 +3.65%
2009 1 +0 +3.79%
2008 1 +0 +3.94%
2007 1 +0 +4.1%
2006 0 +0 +4.28%
2005 0 +0 +4.47%
2004 0 +0 +4.68%
2003 0 +0 +4.91%
2002 0 +0 +4.09%
2001 0 +0 +4.27%
2000 0 +0 +7.16%
1999 0 +0 +7.71%
1998 0 +0 +5.76%
1997 0 +0 +6.12%
1996 0 +0 +6.51%
1995 0 +0 +6.97%
1994 0 −0 −15.61%
1993 0 — —

Western Asia, 2022

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

TR Türkiye 64 IQ Iraq 42 SA Saudi Arabia 23 SY Syria 14 AZ Azerbaijan 13 YE Yemen 4 AM Armenia 3 AE United Arab Emirates 2 LB Lebanon 2 OM Oman 2 GE Georgia 1 JO Jordan 1 KW Kuwait 1 QA Qatar 0 CY Cyprus 0 BH Bahrain 0
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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.

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