Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Germany
Germany: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 4.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Germany, 1991–2022
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 Germany stood at 4.2%.
The figure is up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Germany peaked at 4.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
Germany ranks 164th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +174.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 161 Maldives 4.5% compare
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- 165 Puerto Rico 3.5% compare
- 166 Netherlands 3.2% compare
- 167 Czechia 3.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Germany?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Germany was 4.2% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Germany ranks 164th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.