Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in France
France: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 10.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in France, 1990–2022
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
France recorded 10.3% for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in France peaked at 16.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2014.
That places France 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in France, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.0% | — |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +47.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in France?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in France was 10.3% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2014.
- How does France rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.