Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: 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 United Kingdom, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United Kingdom stood at 0 billion cubic meters per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United Kingdom peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2014.
United Kingdom ranks 125th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 billion cubic meters per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 39% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 billion cubic meters per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -34.8% | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 United Kingdom
- 122 Monaco 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 123 Cambodia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 124 Haiti 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 126 Grenada 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 127 Ukraine 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 128 Lithuania 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United Kingdom?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- United Kingdom ranks 125th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
About this data
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.