Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile
Chile: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 90.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile, 2006–2022
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
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile is 90.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile peaked at 90.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 24th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.0% | — |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 83.0% | 85.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 86.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Chile was 90.9% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Chile ranks 24th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.