Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 0.6836 billion cubic meters in 2022. β² Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995β2022
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 0.6836 billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.6836 billion cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4761 billion cubic meters, in 1995.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 126th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5193 billion cubic meters | 0.4761 billion cubic meters | 0.5625 billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6537 billion cubic meters | 0.5841 billion cubic meters | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 0.6836 billion cubic meters | 3 |
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More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Share co2 vs population 4.23 (2100)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.9462 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 26.04 billion (2024)
- Share global co2 including land 1.51 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.6836 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6836 billion cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4761 billion cubic meters in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 126th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.