Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic

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 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.

Publisher
World Bank
Unit
Cadence
Annual
Series
180
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Updated
2026-09-06

Provenance

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  1. Produced by

    Food and Agriculture Organization

    AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529

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  2. Read from

    World Bank

    World Development Indicators

    declared by worldbank in source

Latest observations

CountryPeriodValueUnit
Afghanistan20221.00percent
Albania202227.73percent
Algeria202230.92percent
Angola202245.27percent
Antigua and Barbuda202262.61percent
Argentina202215.48percent
Armenia202217.64percent
Australia202214.52percent
Austria20221.45percent
Azerbaijan20223.15percent

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