Somalia vs South Africa: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 55.0% against 47.1% in South Africa, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 177 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 29.0% | 8.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 30.6% | 24.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 38.5% | 16.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 46.4% | 8.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 55.0% against 47.1% in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Somalia and South Africa?
- 7.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Somalia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 177 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 (% of internal resources). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.