Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus
Belarus: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 27.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus, 1995–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus stood at 27.2%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus peaked at 33.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2005.
Belarus ranks 130th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.7% | — |
| 1996 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 25.0% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 27.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.2% | 27.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belarus was 27.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2005.
- How does Belarus rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Belarus ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.