Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America
North America: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 37.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America, 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
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America is 37.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America peaked at 37.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2014.
That places North America 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.6% | — |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.3% | 36.6% | 37.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Rural population, per capita 0.1951 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in North America was 37.5% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2014.
- How does North America rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- North America ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.