Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 16.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income, 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
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income is 16.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income peaked at 16.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2022.
That places Lower middle income 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of internal resources | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.3% | — |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 5 Saudi Arabia 974.2% compare
- 6 Libya 817.1% compare
- 7 Sudan 673.4% compare
- 8 Qatar 446.4% compare
- 9 Mauritania 337.1% compare
- 10 Pakistan 326.0% compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 262.5% compare
More climate change data for Lower middle income
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 2.95 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.24 billion (2025)
- Urban population 42.0% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 18.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,139 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 19.8% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lower middle income was 16.3% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2022.
- How does Lower middle income rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.