Data for 2019

Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2019

Name: Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2019
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Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2019 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Somalia is highest, at 99.485; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 61.001. Against 2018, 68 values changed (35 up, 33 down), 6 countries joined, 3 left.

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Water Withdrawal by Sector · Data for 2019

HighestSomalia

99.485

Lowest2 countries share it

0.000

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

174countries
3measures per country
2019the year it describes
173distinct values10 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2019, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2019: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	99.485	0.455	0.061
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	98.170	0.998	0.832
3	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	98.135	1.554	0.311
4	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	97.860	2.063	0.077
5	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	96.195	3.527	0.278
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	95.918	1.769	2.313
7	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	95.892	2.914	1.194
8	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	94.782	1.470	3.747
9	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	94.502	5.326	0.172
10	Guyana`GUY`South America	94.345	4.243	1.412
11	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	94.195	3.867	1.938
12	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	94.083	5.030	0.888
13	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	94.002	4.487	1.511
14	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	93.977	5.260	0.763
15	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	92.689	2.924	4.386
16	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	92.261	4.330	3.409
17	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	92.248	3.249	4.504
18	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	92.176	6.645	1.179
19	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	91.836	7.679	0.484
20	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	91.382	8.447	0.171
21	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	91.314	8.639	0.047
22	Niger`NER`Western Africa	91.023	7.481	1.496
23	Chile`CHL`South America	90.887	3.985	5.128
24	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	90.743	7.433	1.823
25	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	90.579	7.066	2.355
26	India`IND`Southern Asia	90.407	7.359	2.234
27	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	90.374	4.780	4.846
28	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	89.352	10.166	0.482
29	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	88.556	9.952	1.493
30	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	87.817	10.036	2.147
31	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	87.777	10.191	2.032
32	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	87.528	8.801	3.672
33	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	87.363	6.218	6.419
34	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	87.275	10.903	1.822
35	Bolivia`BOL`South America	87.104	11.444	1.452
36	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	85.938	10.547	3.516
37	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	85.207	10.690	4.103
38	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	85.086	14.914	0.049
39	Peru`PER`South America	85.084	5.811	9.105
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	84.827	13.253	1.920
41	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	83.379	13.103	3.517
42	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	83.312	9.418	7.269
43	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	83.190	12.007	4.803
44	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	81.564	13.050	5.386
45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	81.428	13.037	5.535
46	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	80.783	6.789	12.428
47	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	80.208	12.277	7.515
48	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	80.148	16.678	3.174
49	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	79.257	15.387	5.355
50	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	79.161	13.871	6.968
51	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	78.853	9.657	11.490
52	Paraguay`PRY`South America	78.616	15.002	6.382
53	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	78.117	12.187	9.696
54	Uruguay`URY`South America	78.025	9.725	12.251
55	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	76.421	11.789	11.789
56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	76.376	21.858	1.766
57	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	76.347	10.428	13.225
58	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	75.789	17.947	6.263
59	Mexico`MEX`Central America	75.708	14.718	9.572
60	Colombia`COL`South America	75.311	14.181	10.508
61	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	74.485	21.466	4.049
62	Argentina`ARG`South America	73.928	15.484	10.588
63	Venezuela`VEN`South America	73.852	22.642	3.506
64	Honduras`HND`Central America	73.304	19.602	7.094
65	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	73.282	18.448	8.270
66	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	73.057	20.456	6.486
67	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	73.048	25.255	1.697
68	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	72.909	20.835	6.257
69	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	70.862	29.138	0.000
70	Suriname`SUR`South America	69.995	8.005	22.000
71	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.985	18.878	13.138
72	Belize`BLZ`Central America	67.723	11.287	20.990
73	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	67.714	22.675	9.610
74	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	67.654	24.691	7.654
75	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	67.416	25.843	6.742
76	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	66.805	16.276	16.919
77	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	66.645	15.880	17.474
78	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	65.977	26.721	7.302
79	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	65.588	10.198	24.214
80	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	65.300	15.503	19.198
81	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	65.114	33.014	1.873
82	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	64.937	24.429	10.634
83	Brazil`BRA`South America	63.078	23.695	13.049
84	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	62.592	35.941	1.467
85	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	62.272	35.864	1.864
86	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	61.185	21.043	17.772
87	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	61.156	18.623	20.222
88	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	60.847	16.667	22.487
89	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	59.016	37.705	1.639
90	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	58.932	24.636	16.432
91	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	58.893	29.800	11.307
92	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	56.737	25.120	18.143
93	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	55.592	14.662	29.746
94	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	54.260	9.797	35.943
95	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	53.576	40.951	5.473
96	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	51.645	45.017	3.338
97	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	51.635	27.539	20.826
98	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	51.430	45.917	2.653
99	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	51.381	43.141	4.523
100	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	50.334	47.993	1.672
101	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	50.133	27.160	22.707
102	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	47.254	52.011	0.735
103	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	47.000	48.000	5.000
104	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	46.090	41.590	12.320
105	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	45.645	24.453	29.902
106	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	45.609	45.609	8.160
107	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	44.168	40.080	15.752
108	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	40.659	51.491	7.849
109	United States`USA`Northern America	39.659	13.142	47.199
110	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	39.574	21.784	38.643
111	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.583	40.551	20.866
112	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	38.043	13.043	48.913
113	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	37.592	41.687	20.721
114	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	36.928	49.111	13.961
115	Panama`PAN`Central America	36.825	62.663	0.512
116	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	36.511	61.898	1.591
117	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	36.474	29.331	34.195
118	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	35.820	59.196	4.984
119	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	35.422	63.343	1.235
120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	34.081	63.094	2.825
121	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	33.310	63.444	3.246
122	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	31.445	28.695	39.860
123	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	29.747	49.844	20.410
124	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28.972	60.891	10.137
125	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28.757	26.458	44.786
126	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.571	14.286	57.143
127	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	27.025	40.722	32.253
128	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	25.214	61.966	12.821
129	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	23.052	16.531	60.418
130	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	21.536	52.309	26.155
131	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	20.785	45.268	33.947
132	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	18.252	42.142	39.606
133	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	15.789	84.211	0.000
134	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	15.652	62.609	21.739
135	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	15.395	43.673	40.932
136	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	14.894	85.106	0.000
137	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	14.050	73.955	11.995
138	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	13.885	21.656	64.459
139	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	12.621	11.893	75.487
140	France`FRA`Western Europe	12.144	20.254	67.601
141	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	11.166	14.709	74.004
142	Canada`CAN`Northern America	10.703	13.496	75.801
143	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	10.518	68.008	21.475
144	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	9.250	53.617	37.133
145	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	8.676	45.662	45.662
146	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	8.430	54.969	36.600
147	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	7.623	43.932	48.445
148	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	6.569	65.693	27.737
149	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	5.761	164.674	—
150	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.227	52.327	42.450
151	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	5.051	79.798	15.152
152	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	5.000	95.000	0.000
153	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4.536	35.231	60.233
154	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.362	69.466	26.172
155	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.358	62.004	33.638
156	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	4.167	41.534	54.300
157	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	4.000	45.000	51.000
158	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.949	25.669	70.382
159	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	3.466	24.309	72.225
160	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.015	23.401	73.583
161	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.855	42.829	54.316
162	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.299	64.140	33.561
163	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	1.502	94.915	5.085
164	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.300	19.837	78.862
165	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.282	98.718	0.000
166	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.217	89.858	8.925
167	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.552	82.897	16.552
168	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.483	7.756	91.761
169	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.318	18.008	81.674
170	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.313	5.506	94.177
171	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.255	57.001	42.744
172	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.108	28.746	71.146
=173	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.000	100.000	0.000
=173	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.000	99.976	0.024

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

1Somalia99.485
2Afghanistan98.170
3Nepal98.135
4Mali97.860
5Sudan96.195

Lowest

173Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
173Monacoshared0.000
172Iceland0.108
171Papua New Guinea0.255
170Montenegro0.313

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 61.001. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Withdrawn for households (% of total)
HighestBrunei164.674
LowestSomalia0.455
Middle country: 20.939
Withdrawn for industry (% of total)
HighestMontenegro94.177
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 8.160

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+6 / −3countries joined / left
68values changed, of 168 in both
35 · 33rose · fell
100unchanged

Rose most

Finland14.286 → 28.571+14.286
Armenia69.344 → 74.485+5.141
Philippines73.752 → 78.853+5.101
Zimbabwe80.635 → 84.827+4.191
Jamaica12.048 → 15.395+3.347

Fell most

Albania68.163 → 61.185−6.978
Denmark59.625 → 53.576−6.049
Qatar41.369 → 35.820−5.549
Lithuania22.462 → 18.252−4.209
Australia70.658 → 66.645−4.013

+ Brazil

+ Iraq

+ Oman

+ Portugal

+ Palestine

+ South Africa

− Bulgaria

− Tajikistan

− Turkmenistan

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

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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 2019.
173 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 10 decimals. 2 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
1 empty cell
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2019). Water Withdrawal by Sector, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-withdrawal/2019

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