Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in United States
United States: 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 States, 1980–2022
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 United States is 0 billion cubic meters per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United States peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2022.
United States ranks 6th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 States, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 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 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 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 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 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 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 4.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
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 States
- 3 New Zealand 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 4 Chile 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 5 Guyana 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 7 Uruguay 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United States?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in United States 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 States?
- 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 States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022.
- How does United States rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- United States ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.