Freshwater withdrawal in North America in 2022 — 480.42 km³. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 1%.
2014–2022 · km³ per year
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | km³ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 480 | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 480 | −0 | −0.03% |
| 2020 | 481 | +0 | +0% |
| 2019 | 481 | +0 | +0% |
| 2018 | 481 | +0 | +0% |
| 2017 | 481 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 2016 | 480 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 2015 | 480 | +4 | +0.91% |
| 2014 | 476 | — | — |
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.
How much water is withdrawn relative to the internal resources available.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
Environment Forest coverWhat share of a country's territory is covered by forest.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Environment Protected areasThe share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.