Agricultural water withdrawals by country
Total agricultural withdrawals, measured in m³ per year. Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.
What the numbers show
Agricultural water withdrawals is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 688.00 billion billion m³ per year in India; the lowest is 0 billion m³ per year in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 532.00 million billion m³ per year, and the mean is 39.38 billion billion m³ per year.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 56.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 99.6%).
Agricultural water withdrawals: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 688.00 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 385.20 billion billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 3 | United States | 175.10 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 54.43 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 6 | Iraq | 52.00 billion billion m³ per year | 2000 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 25.47 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 10.59 billion billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 7.92 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 10 | Libya | 4.85 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 11 | France | 3.14 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 12 | Armenia | 2.95 billion billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 1.14 billion billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 1.10 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.05 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 828.80 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 595.30 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 575.00 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 489.00 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 322.00 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 210.90 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 167.60 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 164.00 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Sweden | 98.00 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 77.10 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 60.20 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 44.00 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 40.20 million billion m³ per year | 2010 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Moldova | 38.00 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Latvia | 36.30 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 29.00 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 22.90 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 5.00 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 3.60 million billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 36 | Iceland | 300,000 billion m³ per year | 2015 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Monaco | 0 billion m³ per year | 2010 | — | flat |
About this data
Total agricultural withdrawals, measured in m³ per year. Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.