Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in OECD members
OECD members: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 49.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in OECD members, 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
OECD members recorded 49.4% for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in OECD members peaked at 49.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2014.
OECD members ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 47.6% | — |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 49.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in OECD members?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in OECD members was 49.4% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2014.
- How does OECD members rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.