Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 3.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, 1993–2022
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
Czechia recorded 3.0% for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Czechia peaked at 3.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.
That places Czechia 167th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9% | — |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +84.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 164 Germany 4.2% compare
- 165 Puerto Rico 3.5% compare
- 166 Netherlands 3.2% compare
- 168 Ireland 2.4% compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.3% compare
- 170 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Czechia?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Czechia was 3.0% 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 167th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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 withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.