Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 89.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1994–2022
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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 89.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 89.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1994.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 70.0% | — |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 70.0% | 86.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 87.7% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Tanzania, United Republic of was 89.4% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1994.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.