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Annual freshwater withdrawals

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  1. 1India647.5B
  2. 2China568.48B
  3. 3United States444.29B
  4. 4Indonesia222.64B
  5. 5Pakistan179.3B
  6. 6Iran, Islamic Rep.92.95B
  7. 7Philippines91.04B
  8. 8Mexico89.8B
  9. 9Viet Nam81.86B
  10. 10Japan79.7B
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.77.5B
  12. 12Brazil67.94B
  13. 13Russian Federation64.82B
  14. 14Turkiye64.47B
  15. 15Thailand57.31B
  16. 16Uzbekistan42.9B
  17. 17Iraq42.42B
  18. 18Argentina37.69B
  19. 19Canada36.13B
  20. 20Bangladesh35.87B
  21. 21Chile35.37B
  22. 22Italy33.78B
  23. 23Myanmar33.23B
  24. 24Korea, Rep.29.2B
  25. 25Spain29.02B
  26. 26Sudan26.94B
  27. 27Turkmenistan26.25B
  28. 28Peru25.92B
  29. 29Germany25.79B
  30. 30Kazakhstan24.97B
  31. 31France24.43B
  32. 32Colombia24.26B
  33. 33Saudi Arabia23.38B
  34. 34Venezuela, RB22.62B
  35. 35South Africa21.11B
  36. 36Afghanistan20.28B
  37. 37Syrian Arab Republic13.96B
  38. 38Madagascar13.46B
  39. 39Azerbaijan13.03B
  40. 40Sri Lanka12.95B
  41. 41Nigeria12.47B
  42. 42Australia11.62B
  43. 43Tajikistan10.6B
  44. 44Morocco10.57B
  45. 45Ethiopia10.55B
  46. 46Algeria10.29B
  47. 47Greece10.05B
  48. 48Ecuador9.92B
  49. 49New Zealand9.88B
  50. 50Nepal9.5B
  51. 51Poland9.39B
  52. 52Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.66B
  53. 53United Kingdom8.42B
  54. 54Netherlands8.23B
  55. 55Romania8.15B
  56. 56Kyrgyz Republic7.71B
  57. 57Lao PDR7.35B
  58. 58Dominican Republic7.14B
  59. 59Cuba6.96B
  60. 60Malaysia6.71B
  61. 61Portugal6.13B
  62. 62Libya5.72B
  63. 63Bulgaria5.44B
  64. 64Mali5.19B
  65. 65Tanzania5.18B
  66. 66Serbia5.09B
  67. 67Zimbabwe4.91B
  68. 68Ukraine4.86B
  69. 69Hungary4.69B
  70. 70Uruguay4.51B
  71. 71Belgium4.3B
  72. 72Kenya4.03B
  73. 73Tunisia3.86B
  74. 74Yemen, Rep.3.57B
  75. 75Costa Rica3.45B
  76. 76Guatemala3.32B
  77. 77Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.3B
  78. 78Austria3.14B
  79. 79Armenia3.07B
  80. 80Senegal3.06B
  81. 81Finland3B
  82. 82Norway2.69B
  83. 83Niger2.58B
  84. 84Sweden2.48B
  85. 85Paraguay2.41B
  86. 86United Arab Emirates2.26B
  87. 87Montenegro2.21B
  88. 88Cambodia2.18B
  89. 89North Macedonia2.17B
  90. 90El Salvador1.94B
  91. 91Lebanon1.81B
  92. 92Switzerland1.7B
  93. 93Ireland1.67B
  94. 94Oman1.63B
  95. 95Honduras1.61B
  96. 96Zambia1.57B
  97. 97Mozambique1.47B
  98. 98Haiti1.45B
  99. 99Ghana1.45B
  100. 100Czechia1.45B
  101. 101Guyana1.44B
  102. 102Belarus1.41B
  103. 103Malawi1.36B
  104. 104Mauritania1.35B
  105. 105Jamaica1.34B
  106. 106Georgia1.29B
  107. 107Nicaragua1.27B
  108. 108Panama1.21B
  109. 109Estonia1.21B
  110. 110Timor-Leste1.17B
  111. 111Cote d'Ivoire1.16B
  112. 112Cameroon1.09B
  113. 113Eswatini1.07B
  114. 114Jordan949.87M
  115. 115Denmark934.35M
  116. 116Guinea890M
  117. 117Chad879.6M
  118. 118Puerto Rico (US)875M
  119. 119Moldova846M
  120. 120Slovenia827M
  121. 121Burkina Faso818M
  122. 122Albania797M
  123. 123Kuwait770.1M
  124. 124Angola705.7M
  125. 125Congo, Dem. Rep.683.6M
  126. 126Croatia679M
  127. 127South Sudan658M
  128. 128Uganda637M
  129. 129Mauritius632M
  130. 130Suriname615.9M
  131. 131Rwanda610M
  132. 132Eritrea582M
  133. 133Slovak Republic563.62M
  134. 134Mongolia462.4M
  135. 135Papua New Guinea392.1M
  136. 136Bolivia360.09M
  137. 137Bhutan337.9M
  138. 138Trinidad and Tobago336.2M
  139. 139Bosnia and Herzegovina312.04M
  140. 140Lithuania300.36M
  141. 141Iceland290M
  142. 142Burundi280.1M
  143. 143Qatar250M
  144. 144Cyprus223M
  145. 144Togo223M
  146. 145Botswana213.26M
  147. 146Sierra Leone212.2M
  148. 147Singapore199.53M
  149. 148Cabo Verde179.05M
  150. 149Guinea-Bissau175M
  151. 150Latvia172.33M
  152. 151Bahrain155.1M
  153. 152Liberia145.9M
  154. 153Gabon139.1M
  155. 154Benin130M
  156. 155Namibia102.96M
  157. 156Gambia, The101.6M
  158. 157Belize101M
  159. 158Brunei Darussalam92M
  160. 159Fiji84.9M
  161. 160Central African Republic72.5M
  162. 161Barbados70M
  163. 162Luxembourg47.74M
  164. 163Congo, Rep.46M
  165. 164Lesotho43.8M
  166. 165St. Lucia42.9M
  167. 166Sao Tome and Principe40.9M
  168. 167Malta36.66M
  169. 168Dominica20M
  170. 169Equatorial Guinea19.8M
  171. 170Djibouti19M
  172. 171Grenada14.1M
  173. 172St. Kitts and Nevis12.2M
  174. 173Seychelles11.29M
  175. 174Comoros10M
  176. 175St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.9M
  177. 176Monaco5M
  178. 177Maldives4.7M
  179. 178Antigua and Barbuda4.4M

Annual freshwater withdrawals