Agricultural water withdrawals in Spain
Spain: Agricultural water withdrawals was 25.47 billion billion m³ per year in 2010. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water withdrawals in Spain, 1985–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2010, agricultural water withdrawals in Spain stood at 25.47 billion billion m³ per year.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in Spain peaked at 28.43 billion billion m³ per year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 23.04 billion billion m³ per year, in 2000.
Spain ranks 7th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.43 billion billion m³ per year | 28.43 billion billion m³ per year | 28.43 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.55 billion billion m³ per year | 23.41 billion billion m³ per year | 23.70 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.11 billion billion m³ per year | 23.04 billion billion m³ per year | 23.18 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.47 billion billion m³ per year | 25.47 billion billion m³ per year | 25.47 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 4 Mexico 65.36 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 5 Japan 54.43 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 6 Iraq 52.00 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 8 Australia 10.59 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 9 Greece 7.92 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 10 Libya 4.85 billion billion m³ per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals in Spain?
- Agricultural water withdrawals in Spain was 25.47 billion billion m³ per year in 2010, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.43 billion billion m³ per year in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.04 billion billion m³ per year in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.