Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America
United States of America: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 39.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America, 1980–2022
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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America stood at 39.7%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America peaked at 39.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1980.
United States of America ranks 112th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1981 | 25.1% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 39.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 24.0% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 34.8% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 34.1% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in United States of America was 39.7% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- United States of America ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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.