Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal) by Country
As of 2022, Egypt leads globally in annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal) at 7750.0%, followed by Bahrain, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates. At the lower end, Republic of the Congo, Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic rank among the lowest. The global median is 8.8% (Ukraine). This indicator falls under the "Agriculture" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 177 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt | 7750.0% | 2022 |
| 2 |  Bahrain | 3877.5% | 2022 |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan | 1868.0% | 2022 |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 1509.9% | 2022 |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | 974.2% | 2022 |
| 6 |  Libya | 817.1% | 2022 |
| 7 |  Sudan | 673.4% | 2022 |
| 8 |  Qatar | 446.4% | 2022 |
| 9 |  Mauritania | 337.1% | 2022 |
| 10 |  Pakistan | 326.0% | 2022 |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan | 262.5% | 2022 |
| 12 |  Israel | 204.0% | 2021 |
| 13 |  Syria | 195.8% | 2022 |
| 14 |  Yemen | 169.8% | 2022 |
| 15 |  Azerbaijan | 160.5% | 2022 |
| 16 |  Jordan | 139.3% | 2022 |
| 17 |  Iraq | 120.5% | 2022 |
| 18 |  Oman | 116.7% | 2022 |
| 19 |  Tunisia | 92.1% | 2022 |
| 20 |  Algeria | 91.5% | 2022 |
| 21 |  Barbados | 87.5% | 2022 |
| 22 |  Hungary | 78.2% | 2022 |
| 23 |  Netherlands | 74.9% | 2022 |
| 24 |  Niger | 73.8% | 2022 |
| 25 |  Malta | 72.6% | 2022 |
| 26 |  Iran | 72.3% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Serbia | 60.6% | 2022 |
| 28 |  Cabo Verde | 59.7% | 2022 |
| 29 |  Somalia | 55.0% | 2022 |
| 30 |  Moldova | 52.2% | 2022 |
| 31 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 50.8% | 2022 |
| 32 |  South Africa | 47.1% | 2022 |
| 33 |  South Korea | 45.0% | 2022 |
| 34 |  Armenia | 44.8% | 2022 |
| 35 |  India | 44.8% | 2022 |
| 36 |  Afghanistan | 43.0% | 2022 |
| 37 |  West Bank and Gaza | 41.2% | 2021 |
| 38 |  Eswatini | 40.5% | 2022 |
| 39 |  North Macedonia | 40.2% | 2022 |
| 40 |  Zimbabwe | 40.0% | 2022 |
| 41 |  Kazakhstan | 38.8% | 2022 |
| 42 |  Lebanon | 37.8% | 2022 |
| 43 |  Morocco | 36.5% | 2022 |
| 44 |  Belgium | 35.8% | 2022 |
| 45 |  Bangladesh | 34.2% | 2022 |
| 46 |  Singapore | 33.3% | 2022 |
| 47 |  Dominican Republic | 30.4% | 2022 |
| 48 |  Cyprus | 28.6% | 2022 |
| 49 |  Türkiye | 28.4% | 2022 |
| 50 |  Spain | 26.1% | 2022 |
| 51 |  Bulgaria | 25.9% | 2022 |
| 52 |  Thailand | 25.5% | 2022 |
| 53 |  Sri Lanka | 24.5% | 2022 |
| 54 |  Germany | 24.1% | 2022 |
| 55 |  Mauritius | 23.0% | 2022 |
| 56 |  Vietnam | 22.8% | 2022 |
| 57 |  Mexico | 22.0% | 2022 |
| 58 |  Eritrea | 20.8% | 2022 |
| 59 |  China | 20.2% | 2022 |
| 60 |  Kenya | 19.5% | 2022 |
| 61 |  Romania | 19.2% | 2022 |
| 62 |  Philippines | 19.0% | 2022 |
| 63 |  Japan | 18.5% | 2022 |
| 64 |  Italy | 18.5% | 2022 |
| 65 |  Cuba | 18.3% | 2022 |
| 66 |  Poland | 17.5% | 2022 |
| 67 |  Greece | 17.3% | 2022 |
| 68 |  Tajikistan | 16.7% | 2022 |
| 69 |  Portugal | 16.1% | 2022 |
| 70 |  United States | 15.8% | 2022 |
| 71 |  Kyrgyzstan | 15.8% | 2022 |
| 72 |  Maldives | 15.7% | 2022 |
| 73 |  Denmark | 15.6% | 2022 |
| 74 |  St. Lucia | 14.3% | 2022 |
| 75 |  Timor-Leste | 14.3% | 2022 |
| 76 |  North Korea | 12.9% | 2022 |
| 77 |  Argentina | 12.9% | 2022 |
| 78 |  El Salvador | 12.4% | 2022 |
| 79 |  Jamaica | 12.4% | 2022 |
| 80 |  Puerto Rico | 12.3% | 2022 |
| 81 |  France | 12.2% | 2022 |
| 82 |  Senegal | 11.9% | 2022 |
| 83 |  Haiti | 11.1% | 2022 |
| 84 |  Indonesia | 11.0% | 2022 |
| 85 |  Czechia | 11.0% | 2022 |
| 86 |  Dominica | 10.0% | 2022 |
| 87 |  Estonia | 9.5% | 2022 |
| 88 |  Botswana | 8.9% | 2022 |
| 89 |  Ukraine | 8.8% | 2022 |
| 90 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8% | 2022 |
| 91 |  Ethiopia | 8.6% | 2022 |
| 92 |  Mali | 8.6% | 2022 |
| 93 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 8.5% | 2022 |
| 94 |  Malawi | 8.4% | 2022 |
| 95 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9% | 2022 |
| 96 |  Grenada | 7.0% | 2022 |
| 97 |  Burkina Faso | 6.5% | 2022 |
| 98 |  Rwanda | 6.4% | 2022 |
| 99 |  Djibouti | 6.3% | 2022 |
| 100 |  Tanzania | 6.2% | 2022 |
| 101 |  Chad | 5.9% | 2022 |
| 102 |  United Kingdom | 5.8% | 2022 |
| 103 |  Austria | 5.7% | 2022 |
| 104 |  Nigeria | 5.6% | 2022 |
| 105 |  Uruguay | 4.9% | 2022 |
| 106 |  Nepal | 4.8% | 2022 |
| 107 |  Ghana | 4.8% | 2022 |
| 108 |  Luxembourg | 4.8% | 2022 |
| 109 |  Slovakia | 4.5% | 2022 |
| 110 |  Slovenia | 4.4% | 2022 |
| 111 |  Switzerland | 4.2% | 2022 |
| 112 |  Belarus | 4.2% | 2022 |
| 113 |  Chile | 4.0% | 2022 |
| 114 |  Madagascar | 4.0% | 2022 |
| 115 |  Laos | 3.9% | 2022 |
| 116 |  Ireland | 3.4% | 2022 |
| 117 |  The Gambia | 3.4% | 2022 |
| 118 |  Myanmar | 3.3% | 2022 |
| 119 |  Costa Rica | 3.1% | 2022 |
| 120 |  Guatemala | 3.0% | 2022 |
| 121 |  New Zealand | 3.0% | 2022 |
| 122 |  Albania | 3.0% | 2022 |
| 123 |  Venezuela | 2.8% | 2022 |
| 124 |  Finland | 2.8% | 2022 |
| 125 |  Burundi | 2.8% | 2022 |
| 126 |  South Sudan | 2.5% | 2022 |
| 127 |  Australia | 2.4% | 2022 |
| 128 |  Ecuador | 2.2% | 2022 |
| 129 |  Georgia | 2.2% | 2022 |
| 130 |  Paraguay | 2.1% | 2022 |
| 131 |  Zambia | 2.0% | 2022 |
| 132 |  Lithuania | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 133 |  Togo | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 134 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 135 |  Cambodia | 1.8% | 2022 |
| 136 |  Croatia | 1.8% | 2022 |
| 137 |  Honduras | 1.8% | 2022 |
| 138 |  Namibia | 1.7% | 2022 |
| 139 |  Uganda | 1.6% | 2022 |
| 140 |  Peru | 1.6% | 2022 |
| 141 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 142 |  Russia | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 143 |  Mozambique | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 144 |  Sweden | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 145 |  Mongolia | 1.3% | 2022 |
| 146 |  Canada | 1.3% | 2022 |
| 147 |  Benin | 1.3% | 2022 |
| 148 |  Brazil | 1.2% | 2022 |
| 149 |  Malaysia | 1.2% | 2022 |
| 150 |  Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 151 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 152 |  Brunei | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 153 |  Latvia | 1.0% | 2022 |
| 154 |  Panama | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 155 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 156 |  Lesotho | 0.8% | 2022 |
| 157 |  Comoros | 0.8% | 2022 |
| 158 |  Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2022 |
| 159 |  Norway | 0.7% | 2022 |
| 160 |  Belize | 0.7% | 2022 |
| 161 |  Suriname | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 162 |  Guyana | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 163 |  Angola | 0.5% | 2022 |
| 164 |  Bhutan | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 165 |  Cameroon | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 166 |  Guinea | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 167 |  Fiji | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 168 |  Iceland | 0.2% | 2022 |
| 169 |  Sierra Leone | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 170 |  Bolivia | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 171 |  Gabon | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 172 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 173 |  DR Congo | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 174 |  Liberia | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 175 |  Central African Republic | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 176 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 177 |  Republic of the Congo | 0.0% | 2022 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal) in 2022?
Egypt ranks #1 with annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal) of 7750.0% as of 2022, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal)?
Republic of the Congo ranks last (#177) with 0.0% as of 2022.
What is the global median for annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal)?
The median value is 8.8% (Ukraine, ranked #89 out of 177 countries).
How many countries report data for annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal)?
177 countries have available data for annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal) belong to?
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal) is classified under the "Agriculture" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.