Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Maldives
Maldives: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 0.0047 billion cubic meters in 2022. β² Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Maldives, 1987β2022
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 Maldives stood at 0.0047 billion cubic meters.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Maldives peaked at 0.0053 billion cubic meters in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.001 billion cubic meters, in 2010.
That places Maldives 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0035 billion cubic meters | 0.0034 billion cubic meters | 0.0035 billion cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 billion cubic meters | 0.0035 billion cubic meters | 0.0053 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 billion cubic meters | 0.0029 billion cubic meters | 0.0053 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 billion cubic meters | 0.001 billion cubic meters | 0.0047 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 billion cubic meters | 0.0047 billion cubic meters | 0.0047 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 177 Comoros 0.01 billion cubic meters compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0079 billion cubic meters compare
- 179 Monaco 0.005 billion cubic meters compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0044 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for Maldives
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers β Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers β Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers β Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues β Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Maldives?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Maldives was 0.0047 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 billion cubic meters in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 billion cubic meters in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.