Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in IDA total
IDA total: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) was 7.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in IDA total, 2014–2022
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 IDA total stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in IDA total peaked at 7.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2022.
IDA total ranks 26th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of internal resources | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.4% | — |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 3 |
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- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 817.59 million (2025)
- Urban population 41.1% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4115 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 75.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 30.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in IDA total?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in IDA total was 7.2% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2022.
- How does IDA total rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- IDA total ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA total 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.