Agricultural water withdrawals by country
Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
688.00 billion cubic meters
India
Lowest
0 cubic meters
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
1.07 billion cubic meters
Years covered
59
1965–2023
Data points
6,089
What the numbers show
Agricultural water withdrawals is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 688.00 billion cubic meters in India; the lowest is 0 cubic meters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 billion cubic meters, and the mean is 16.15 billion cubic meters.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 566.0%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 94.2%).
Agricultural water withdrawals: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 688.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | China | 378.31 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 189.70 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 176.20 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 172.40 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Iran | 86.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 76.02 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 68.52 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 67.97 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Egypt | 61.35 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 56.13 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 52.80 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 13 | Thailand | 51.79 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 41.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 15 | Brazil | 37.87 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Iraq | 37.20 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 31.50 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Myanmar | 29.57 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Madagascar | 29.54 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 29.42 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 27.93 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 25.91 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 23.11 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 21.20 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 20.88 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 20.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 18.96 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 28 | Russia | 18.64 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 17.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Venezuela | 16.71 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 16.12 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 32 | South Korea | 15.96 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Syria | 14.67 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 14.03 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 11.96 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 11.90 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 11.60 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 11.31 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 9.69 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 9.32 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Morocco | 9.16 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Ecuador | 8.08 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 7.56 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 7.39 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 7.38 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 7.14 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.10 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Laos | 7.05 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 49 | North Korea | 6.61 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Nigeria | 5.51 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 5.08 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Libya | 4.85 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Tanzania | 4.63 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 4.52 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 4.31 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 125.8% | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 4.28 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 57 | Canada | 3.86 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 58 | Zambia | 3.74 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 3.43 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 3.42 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 61 | Somalia | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Yemen | 3.23 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 3.21 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | France | 2.92 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 65 | Tunisia | 2.88 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 2.79 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 2.76 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 68 | Malaysia | 2.50 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Armenia | 2.38 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 70 | Niger | 2.35 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 2.12 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 2.09 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 2.05 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Bolivia | 1.92 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 1.90 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 1.89 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 1.61 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 78 | Oman | 1.55 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 1.41 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 80 | Guyana | 1.36 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Poland | 1.28 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 83 | Mauritania | 1.22 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Haiti | 1.21 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 1.18 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 1.18 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Malawi | 1.17 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 89 | Mozambique | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 90 | East Timor | 1.07 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Ghana | 1.07 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 92 | Germany | 1.06 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 93 | Eswatini | 1.01 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Finland | 1.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 844.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Kuwait | 778.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 749.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 98 | Cameroon | 737.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Lebanon | 700.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 100 | Chad | 672.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 600.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 101 | Guinea | 600.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 570.61 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 104 | Albania | 563.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 105 | Denmark | 551.46 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 106 | Eritrea | 550.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Hungary | 546.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 446.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 109 | Serbia | 437.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 110 | Georgia | 433.96 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 111 | Suriname | 431.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 420.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Rwanda | 361.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus | 358.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 115 | Bhutan | 318.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Qatar | 311.16 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritius | 296.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 118 | Uganda | 259.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 250.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 120 | South Sudan | 240.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Burundi | 222.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Namibia | 201.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Cyprus | 181.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 124 | Netherlands | 167.32 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Switzerland | 160.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Angola | 146.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Bahrain | 144.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 144.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 139.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Palestine | 139.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 131 | Austria | 124.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 113.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 103.22 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Sweden | 102.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 78.97 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Croatia | 76.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | 76.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 71.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 139 | Belize | 68.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 62.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 141 | Benin | 59.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Lithuania | 58.74 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 143 | Moldova | 55.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Latvia | 54.82 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 145 | Barbados | 54.80 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Fiji | 50.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Ireland | 46.38 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 45.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 149 | Czechia | 44.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Belgium | 41.97 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Gabon | 40.30 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Gambia | 39.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Slovakia | 32.85 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 30.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.60 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Malta | 21.25 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | Liberia | 12.30 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 6.76 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 160 | Brunei | 5.30 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Estonia | 5.09 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 4.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Slovenia | 4.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 164 | Congo | 4.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Lesotho | 3.80 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Djibouti | 3.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Grenada | 2.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.80 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Singapore | 1.49 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 94.2% | rising |
| 170 | Dominica | 1.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 1.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Seychelles | 900,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 490,000 cubic meters | 2023 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 400,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Iceland | 300,000 cubic meters | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Maldives | 268,194 cubic meters | 2023 | up 566.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 200,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 cubic meters | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.