Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Egypt
Egypt: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Egypt, 1975–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Egypt is 0 billion cubic meters per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Egypt peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2016.
That places Egypt 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +25.3% | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 36 Pakistan 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 38 Mexico 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 40 Costa Rica 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 41 Japan 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for Egypt
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Egypt?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Egypt was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.