Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Colombia
Colombia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 24.26 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Colombia stood at 24.26 billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Colombia peaked at 24.26 billion cubic meters in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.75 billion cubic meters, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.21 billion cubic meters | 7.75 billion cubic meters | 14.25 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.36 billion cubic meters | 16.74 billion cubic meters | 21.86 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.49 billion cubic meters | 22.66 billion cubic meters | 24.26 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 29 Germany 25.79 billion cubic meters compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 24.97 billion cubic meters compare
- 31 France 24.43 billion cubic meters compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 23.38 billion cubic meters compare
- 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.62 billion cubic meters compare
- 35 South Africa 21.11 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 160.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Colombia?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Colombia was 24.26 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.26 billion cubic meters in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 billion cubic meters in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.