Agriculture > Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters: Group totals
DEFINITION:
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). 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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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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Emerging markets | 2,179.23 | 2011 | |||
Former British colonies | 1,744.39 | 2011 | |||
Cold countries | 1,365.74 | 2011 | |||
Religious countries | 1,262.18 | 2011 | |||
Christian countries | 1,201.08 | 2011 | |||
South and Central Asia | 1,150.39 | 2011 | |||
South Asia | 1,000.99 | 2011 | |||
Heavily indebted countries | 961.55 | 2011 | |||
Muslim countries | 920.94 | 2011 | |||
High income OECD countries | 902.27 | 2011 | |||
Non-religious countries | 897.23 | 2011 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) | 736.73 | 2011 | |||
Catholic countries | 478.62 | 2011 | |||
Europe | 419.38 | 2011 | |||
failed states | 333.76 | 2011 | |||
NATO countries | 320.36 | 2011 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa | 308.78 | 2011 | |||
Former Spanish colonies | 288.73 | 2011 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean | 269.82 | 2011 | |||
Former Soviet republics | 259.03 | 2011 | |||
European Union | 238.29 | 2011 | |||
Landlocked countries | 228.83 | 2011 | |||
OPEC countries | 218.83 | 2011 | |||
Eurozone | 186.77 | 2011 | |||
Eastern Europe | 168.75 | 2011 | |||
Former French colonies | 163.42 | 2011 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa | 124.58 | 2011 | |||
Potential Future EU Members | 47.75 | 2011 |