Data for 2007

Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2007

Name: Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2007
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

2007, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2007 covers 163 countries on 3 measures. Somalia is highest, at 99.4845; Monaco is lowest, at 0.0000. The middle country reads 59.5741. Against 2006, 104 values changed (46 up, 58 down), 4 countries joined, 6 left.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Water Withdrawal by Sector · Data for 2007

HighestSomalia

99.4845

LowestMonaco

0.0000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

163countries
3measures per country
2007the year it describes
163distinct values10 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2007, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 163 countries · select a heading to sort

Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2007: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	99.4845	0.455	0.061
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	98.1696	0.998	0.832
3	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	98.1352	1.554	0.311
4	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	97.8596	2.063	0.077
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	95.8921	2.914	1.194
6	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	94.7824	1.470	3.747
7	Guyana`GUY`South America	94.6101	4.044	1.346
8	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	94.5017	5.326	0.172
9	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	94.2978	2.701	3.001
10	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	94.1948	3.867	1.938
11	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	94.0869	5.001	0.912
12	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	94.0018	4.487	1.511
13	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	93.1803	2.955	3.865
14	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	92.9450	2.822	4.233
15	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	92.1758	6.645	1.179
16	Bolivia`BOL`South America	91.8198	6.506	1.675
17	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	91.5443	6.754	1.702
18	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	91.3823	8.447	0.171
19	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	90.8617	5.532	3.607
20	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	90.7433	7.433	1.823
21	India`IND`Southern Asia	90.6820	7.236	2.082
22	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	90.5792	7.066	2.355
23	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	90.3745	4.780	4.846
24	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	90.3247	6.733	2.942
25	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	89.9131	4.030	6.057
26	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	89.6833	9.701	0.612
27	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	89.3519	10.166	0.482
28	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	88.5557	9.952	1.493
29	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	87.8324	8.787	3.380
30	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	87.5277	8.801	3.672
31	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	87.3806	9.464	3.155
32	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	87.3629	6.218	6.419
33	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	87.1675	8.590	4.243
34	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	86.0301	10.507	3.463
35	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	85.9375	10.547	3.516
36	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	84.3599	12.529	3.111
37	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	84.3456	12.365	3.289
38	Chile`CHL`South America	83.7582	3.614	12.628
39	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	83.5849	5.283	11.132
40	Uruguay`URY`South America	83.1123	10.600	6.288
41	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	82.9588	13.423	3.619
42	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	82.4458	8.538	9.016
43	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	82.0728	11.905	6.022
44	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	81.7055	14.818	3.476
45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	81.4277	13.037	5.535
46	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	81.0201	12.636	6.344
47	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	80.7328	14.576	4.691
48	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	79.2574	15.387	5.355
49	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	78.6630	8.950	12.387
50	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	77.2143	17.982	4.804
51	Mexico`MEX`Central America	76.7194	14.136	9.145
52	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	76.4211	11.789	11.789
53	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	76.3473	10.428	13.225
54	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.9263	21.501	2.573
55	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	75.7895	17.947	6.263
56	Paraguay`PRY`South America	75.4971	16.079	8.424
57	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	75.2268	23.263	1.510
58	Venezuela`VEN`South America	73.8521	22.642	3.506
59	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	73.3173	23.772	2.911
60	Honduras`HND`Central America	73.3043	19.602	7.094
61	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	73.2824	18.448	8.270
62	Argentina`ARG`South America	72.8955	15.740	11.364
63	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	71.2427	20.651	8.107
64	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	70.9086	23.730	5.361
65	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	70.8625	29.138	0.000
66	Suriname`SUR`South America	69.9951	8.005	22.000
67	Belize`BLZ`Central America	67.7228	11.287	20.990
68	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	67.7141	22.675	9.610
69	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	67.6543	24.691	7.654
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	67.1429	31.905	0.952
71	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	66.9501	28.161	4.889
72	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	66.4628	23.268	10.269
73	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	66.0203	30.286	3.693
74	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	65.6785	18.920	15.401
75	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	65.3491	28.350	6.301
76	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	65.1618	16.580	18.258
77	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	64.9355	31.031	4.034
78	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	63.3960	11.145	25.459
79	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	63.1974	31.545	5.258
80	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	63.0142	12.428	24.558
81	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	61.9945	28.458	9.548
82	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	59.5741	25.345	15.081
83	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	59.5576	34.224	6.219
84	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	58.8928	29.800	11.307
85	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	58.6959	32.998	8.306
86	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	58.5546	21.365	20.080
87	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	58.2109	25.559	16.230
88	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58.1908	19.746	22.063
89	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	56.7372	25.120	18.143
90	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	56.3509	37.197	6.452
91	Brazil`BRA`South America	56.2159	26.462	17.323
92	Colombia`COL`South America	55.1040	27.082	17.814
93	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	54.6001	43.157	2.243
94	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	53.9548	24.859	21.186
95	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	51.4303	45.917	2.653
96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	50.1550	34.436	15.409
97	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	49.3180	48.585	2.097
98	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	47.0000	48.000	5.000
99	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	46.1691	37.366	16.465
100	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	45.6450	24.453	29.902
101	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	45.2153	47.847	6.938
102	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44.3077	28.747	26.945
103	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	43.2017	54.670	2.128
104	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	42.5730	40.476	16.951
105	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	42.3053	16.370	41.324
106	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.7151	38.691	20.594
107	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	40.4785	58.126	1.396
108	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	39.8979	51.756	8.346
109	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	39.3150	55.484	5.201
110	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.5827	40.551	20.866
111	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	38.3647	26.918	34.718
112	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	37.8446	43.937	18.219
113	United States`USA`Northern America	34.8279	12.056	53.116
114	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	34.0807	63.094	2.825
115	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	32.3668	51.176	16.458
116	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	30.0013	21.999	48.001
117	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	29.2710	—	—
118	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28.9720	60.891	10.137
119	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	27.9204	31.334	40.746
120	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	26.4061	43.682	29.912
121	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	23.1897	57.287	19.523
122	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	22.7685	41.074	36.157
123	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	21.5363	52.309	26.155
124	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	20.7849	45.268	33.947
125	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	20.5851	72.004	7.411
126	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	19.9396	20.242	59.819
127	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	19.6238	—	—
128	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	16.3185	39.229	44.452
129	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	15.7895	84.211	0.000
130	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.6232	70.363	14.014
131	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	15.5385	62.923	21.538
132	France`FRA`Western Europe	12.5231	18.095	69.382
133	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	11.2764	16.239	72.484
134	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	10.5178	68.008	21.475
135	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	8.6758	45.662	45.662
136	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	8.4304	54.969	36.600
137	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	6.5693	65.693	27.737
138	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	5.7609	150.978	—
139	Canada`CAN`Northern America	5.6196	14.226	80.155
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.5156	14.193	80.291
141	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	5.0511	45.009	—
142	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	5.0505	79.798	15.152
143	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	4.9902	17.896	77.114
144	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.3621	69.466	26.172
145	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.3512	62.020	33.628
146	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4.0684	38.023	57.909
147	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	3.8953	56.384	39.721
148	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	3.5552	14.396	82.049
149	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.2703	52.108	44.622
150	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	3.2390	—	—
151	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5069	17.983	79.510
152	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7955	28.707	69.498
153	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.6829	22.070	76.247
154	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.5135	35.886	61.509
155	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.1452	46.352	52.503
156	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.6567	11.398	87.945
157	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.5935	11.748	87.659
158	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.5517	82.897	16.552
159	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.4920	17.906	81.602
160	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.4916	80.787	18.721
161	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.2559	87.715	12.029
162	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.2550	57.001	42.744
163	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.0000	100.000	0.000

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Somalia99.4845
2Afghanistan98.1696
3Nepal98.1352
4Mali97.8596
5Madagascar95.8921

Lowest

163Monaco0.0000
162Papua New Guinea0.2550
161Luxembourg0.2559
160Croatia0.4916
159Slovenia0.4920

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 59.5741. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Withdrawn for households (% of total)
HighestBrunei150.978
LowestSomalia0.455
Middle country: 21.433
Withdrawn for industry (% of total)
HighestNetherlands87.945
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 8.385

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −6countries joined / left
104values changed, of 159 in both
46 · 58rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Malta37.2951 → 43.2017+5.9066
Niger71.5071 → 75.9263+4.4192
Venezuela71.5649 → 73.8521+2.2872
Albania40.6784 → 42.5730+1.8946
Morocco80.0333 → 81.7055+1.6723

Fell most

Denmark33.7737 → 20.5851−13.1885
Iceland23.5482 → 16.3185−7.2297
Jamaica50.1162 → 44.3077−5.8085
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines33.8367 → 29.2710−4.5657
Qatar53.7757 → 49.3180−4.4577

+ Finland

+ United Kingdom

+ Saint Lucia

+ Thailand

− Estonia

− Ireland

− Lithuania

− Poland

− Portugal

− Romania

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2007.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
8 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
163 rows · 9.3 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download water-withdrawal-2007-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
FAO’s own file, on its own site.
ER.H2O.FWAG.ZS

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2007). Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-withdrawal/2007

0633 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2006
165 countries
The year after ›
Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2008
171 countries
All of them
Water Withdrawal by Sector: every year
33 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions