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Freshwater withdrawals
ER.H2O.FWTL.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, China. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, France
- 12.21%2022
- Period covered
- 1980 - 202243 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 74.86%Netherlands, 2022
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 5.81%United Kingdom, 2022
7 of 8 countries compared, out of 142.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Netherlands74.86%2022
Spain26.1%2022
Germany24.11%2022
China20.21%2022
Italy18.51%2022
France12.21%2022
United Kingdom5.81%2022
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| France | Germany | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.21% | 24.11% | 5.81% | 18.51% | 26.1% | 74.86% | 20.21% |
| 2021 | 12.21% | 24.11% | 5.81% | 18.49% | 26.1% | 72.24% | 20.21% |
| 2020 | 12.34% | 24.11% | 5.81% | 18.53% | 26.1% | 75.51% | 20.21% |
| 2019 | 13.11% | 24.11% | 5.81% | 18.55% | 26.27% | 76.39% | 21.03% |
| 2018 | 13.46% | 25.16% | 5.81% | 18.46% | 26.45% | 73.55% | 21.08% |
| 2017 | 13.47% | 25.93% | 5.81% | 18.51% | 27.06% | 71.97% | 21.2% |
| 2016 | 13.22% | 22.84% | 5.81% | 18.56% | 28.08% | 72.94% | 21.47% |
| 2015 | 14.06% | 27.88% | 5.63% | 18.61% | 28.34% | 76.46% | 21.04% |
| 2014 | 13.65% | 29.26% | 5.02% | 18.61% | 29.55% | 86.27% | 21.1% |
| 2013 | 13.58% | 23.67% | 5.28% | 18.62% | 29.09% | 96.73% | 21.43% |
| 2012 | 14.03% | 31.45% | 5.53% | 18.58% | 32.7% | 97.42% | 21.29% |
| 2011 | 15.07% | 34.04% | 5.3% | 18.53% | 31.54% | 92.64% | 21.15% |
| 2010 | 14.29% | 30.83% | 5.7% | 18.47% | 31.48% | 99.36% | 20.86% |
| 2009 | 14.24% | 37.09% | 5.71% | 18.41% | 32.48% | 103.73% | 20.73% |
| 2008 | 14.33% | 36.33% | 5.76% | 29.35% | 31.27% | 97.36% | 20.48% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | 30.14% | 5.87% | 18.31% | 31.45% | 99.47% | 20.22% |
| 2006 | 16.11% | 37.13% | 8.94% | 19.2% | 32.56% | 102.24% | 20.19% |
| 2005 | 16.72% | 37.7% | 8.88% | 20.1% | 33.67% | 105.01% | 19.7% |
| 2004 | 16.54% | 38.83% | 8.83% | 21.04% | 33.09% | 99.02% | 19.68% |
| 2003 | 16.36% | 40.14% | 8.77% | 21.95% | 32.51% | 93.02% | 19.65% |
| 2002 | 16.18% | 41.55% | 8.72% | 22.86% | 31.93% | 87.03% | 19.63% |
| 2001 | 16.26% | 41.8% | 8.66% | 23.77% | 32.2% | 81.04% | 19.61% |
| 2000 | 16.35% | 41.95% | 8.61% | 24.69% | 32.47% | 76.66% | 19.58% |
| 1999 | 15.95% | 42.4% | 8.56% | 24.69% | 31.99% | 72.29% | 19.46% |
| 1998 | 15.56% | 42.81% | 8.5% | 24.73% | 31.51% | 67.91% | 19.33% |
| 1997 | 15.17% | 44.28% | 8.45% | 24.45% | 31.03% | 63.53% | 19.2% |
| 1996 | 16.05% | 44.64% | 8.39% | 24.18% | 31.37% | 59.15% | 19.07% |
| 1995 | 16.94% | 45.64% | 8.34% | 23.9% | 31.71% | 61.84% | 18.94% |
| 1994 | 17.83% | 45.98% | 8.33% | 23.63% | 32.06% | 64.52% | 18.81% |
| 1993 | 18.72% | 46.3% | 8.32% | 23.36% | 32.4% | 67.21% | 18.68% |
| 1992 | 19.61% | 46.68% | 8.31% | 23.08% | 32.75% | 69.89% | 18.38% |
| 1991 | 19.23% | 43.24% | 8.3% | 22.81% | 33.09% | 72.57% | 18.08% |
| 1990 | 18.84% | 8.29% | 22.53% | 34.72% | 72.57% | 17.78% | |
| 1989 | 18.56% | 8.22% | 22.86% | 36.35% | 75.06% | 17.64% | |
| 1988 | 18.28% | 8.15% | 23.18% | 37.98% | 77.54% | 17.51% | |
| 1987 | 18% | 8.07% | 23.5% | 39.61% | 80.02% | 17.37% | |
| 1986 | 17.72% | 8% | 23.84% | 41.23% | 82.51% | 17.24% | |
| 1985 | 17.44% | 7.93% | 24.16% | 40.69% | 84.99% | 17.1% | |
| 1984 | 17.05% | 8.2% | 24.47% | 39.73% | 84.72% | 16.97% | |
| 1983 | 16.66% | 8.48% | 24.79% | 38.78% | 84.44% | 16.67% | |
| 1982 | 16.27% | 8.75% | 25.1% | 37.82% | 84.17% | 16.37% | |
| 1981 | 15.87% | 9.02% | 25.41% | 36.86% | 83.89% | 16.07% | |
| 1980 | 15.48% | 9.3% | 25.73% | 35.9% | 83.62% | 15.77% | |
| 1979 | 25.43% | 35.21% | |||||
| 1978 | 25.14% | 34.52% | |||||
| 1977 | 24.85% | 33.83% | |||||
| 1976 | 24.56% | 33.14% | |||||
| 1975 | 24.26% | 32.45% | |||||
| 1974 | 23.97% | ||||||
| 1973 | 23.68% | ||||||
| 1972 | 23.38% | ||||||
| 1971 | 23.09% | ||||||
| 1970 | 22.79% |
World Bank definition
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
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 and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
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