Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 78.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2014–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 78.7% for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 81.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2020.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.8% | — |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 75.7% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 75.1% | 81.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 78.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.