Euro area vs United Arab Emirates: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total

Euro area
14.9%
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
1,509.9%
in 2022
Euro area rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total over time

  • Euro area
  • United Arab Emirates
05001.0k1.5k2.0k198020012022

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,509.9% against 14.9% in Euro area, a difference of 1,495.0%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 101.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 46 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 15.6% 1,669.2% 1,653.6% United Arab Emirates
2020s 14.9% 1,543.5% 1,528.7% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Euro area or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1,509.9% against 14.9% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Euro area and United Arab Emirates?
1,495.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United Arab Emirates?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Euro area and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Euro area ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 46 groups.
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 (% of internal resources). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Euro area vs United Arab Emirates: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total. Statizoid, drawing on AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-total-percent-of-internal-resources/euro-area/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-total-percent-of-internal-resources/euro-area/united-arab-emirates/">Euro area vs United Arab Emirates: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Unit
% of internal resources
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
223 places, 6,630 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. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.