Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:ER.H2O.FWTL.ZS•% (share) of internal resources•1962 → 2022•177 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
177
Frequency
yearly
Range
1962 \u2192 2022
Latest
2022
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2022)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 1.08%
1.08% – 2.41%
2.41% – 5.83%
5.83% – 13.69%
13.69% – 25.81%
25.81% – 70.65%
> 70.65%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
177 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Countries
177
Median
8.9%
Mean
127.1%
25th pctl
1.9%
75th pctl
35.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
BarbadosUruguayAlgeria
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 7,750% | 2022 | |
| BahrainBHR | 3,877.5% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1,867.97% | 2022 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1,509.93% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 974.17% | 2022 | |
| LibyaLBY | 817.14% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 673.38% | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 446.43% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 337.05% | 2022 | |
| PakistanPAK | 326% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 262.55% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 204% | 2021 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 195.8% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 169.76% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 160.53% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 139.28% | 2022 | |
| IraqIRQ | 120.52% | 2022 | |
| OmanOMN | 116.71% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 92.11% | 2022 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 91.51% | 2022 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 87.5% | 2022 | |
| HungaryHUN | 78.25% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 74.86% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 73.81% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 72.6% | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 72.33% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 60.56% | 2022 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 59.68% | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 58.19% | 2021 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 54.97% | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 52.22% | 2022 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 50.83% | 2022 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 47.12% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 45.02% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 44.79% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 44.78% | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 43.02% | 2022 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 41.23% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 40.45% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 40.21% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 40.05% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 38.8% | 2022 | |
| LebanonLBN | 37.75% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 36.46% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 35.83% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 34.16% | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 30.37% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 28.59% | 2022 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 28.4% | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 26.1% | 2022 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 25.92% | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 25.53% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 24.52% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 24.11% | 2022 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 22.97% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 22.78% | 2022 | |
| MexicoMEX | 21.96% | 2022 | |
| EritreaERI | 20.79% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 20.21% | 2022 | |
| KenyaKEN | 19.48% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 19.23% | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 19.01% | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 18.53% | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 18.51% | 2022 | |
| CubaCUB | 18.25% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 17.51% | 2022 | |
| GreeceGRC | 17.32% | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 16.71% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 16.13% | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 15.77% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 15.75% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 15.67% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 15.57% | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 15.19% | 2021 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 14.3% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 14.27% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 12.92% | 2022 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 12.91% | 2022 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 12.4% | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 12.38% | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 12.32% | 2022 | |
| FranceFRA | 12.21% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 11.87% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 11.15% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 11.03% | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 10.99% | 2022 | |
| DominicaDMA | 10% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 9.48% | 2022 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 8.89% | 2022 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 8.76% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 8.65% | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 8.64% | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 8.46% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 8.41% | 2022 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 7.9% | 2022 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 7.05% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 6.54% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 6.42% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 6.33% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 6.17% | 2022 | |
| ChadTCD | 5.86% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5.81% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 5.71% | 2022 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 5.64% | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 4.89% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 4.79% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 4.78% | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 4.77% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 4.47% | 2022 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 4.43% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 4.22% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 4.16% | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 4% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 3.99% | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 3.86% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 3.41% | 2022 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 3.39% | 2022 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 3.31% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 3.05% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 3.04% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 3.02% | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 2.96% | 2022 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 2.81% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 2.8% | 2022 | |
| BurundiBDI | 2.78% | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 2.53% | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 2.36% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 2.24% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 2.22% | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 2.06% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 1.96% | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.94% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 1.94% | 2022 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.88% | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.81% | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.8% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 1.77% | 2022 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 1.67% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 1.63% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 1.58% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 1.51% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 1.5% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 1.47% | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.45% | 2022 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.33% | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.27% | 2022 | |
| BeninBEN | 1.26% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.2% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.16% | 2022 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.13% | 2022 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.09% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 1.08% | 2022 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.02% | 2022 | |
| PanamaPAN | 0.89% | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.88% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0.84% | 2022 | |
| ComorosCOM | 0.83% | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 0.81% | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.7% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 0.66% | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 0.62% | 2022 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.6% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.48% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0.43% | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 0.4% | 2022 | |
| GuineaGIN | 0.39% | 2022 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.17% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 0.13% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0.12% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 0.08% | 2022 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0.08% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.08% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 0.07% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.05% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.05% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.02% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)