Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 49.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of, 2000–2021
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
Palestine, State of recorded 49.2% for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of peaked at 60.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2017.
Palestine, State of ranks 105th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 45.2% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 43.2% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.1% | 49.2% | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Palestine, State of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of was 49.2% in 2021, 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2017.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Palestine, State of ranks 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State 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 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.