Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Spain
Spain: 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 Spain, 1975–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Spain stood at 0 billion cubic meters per person. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Spain peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2022.
That places Spain 46th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 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 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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 Spain
- 43 Cuba 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 44 Syria 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 45 Myanmar 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 47 Portugal 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 49 Italy 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Spain?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Spain 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- Spain ranks 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.