Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 40.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini, 1980–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of internal resources.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini stood at 40.5%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini peaked at 40.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 38th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of internal resources | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.9% | — |
| 1981 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 32.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 24.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 32.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 39.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 35 India 44.8% compare
- 36 Afghanistan 43.0% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 41.2% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 40.2% compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 40.0% compare
- 41 Kazakhstan 38.8% compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3846 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Eswatini was 40.5% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (% of internal resources). 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. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.