Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total

Argentina
37.69 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia
476.01 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Argentina rank
18th
Europe & Central Asia rank
21st

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total over time

  • Argentina
  • Europe & Central Asia
0100200300400500197619992022

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 476.01 billion cubic meters against 37.69 billion cubic meters in Argentina, a difference of 438.32 billion cubic meters.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 12.6 times Argentina's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 18th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st of 181 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
2010s 37.69 billion cubic meters 489.63 billion cubic meters 451.94 billion cubic meters Europe & Central Asia
2020s 37.69 billion cubic meters 476.29 billion cubic meters 438.6 billion cubic meters Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 476.01 billion cubic meters against 37.69 billion cubic meters in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia?
438.32 billion cubic meters, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe & Central Asia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Argentina ranks 18th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit
billion cubic meters
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 6,749 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.