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Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

% · higher is better · 179 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2022
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  1. 1Montenegro94.2%
  2. 2Estonia94.2%
  3. 3Austria93.3%
  4. 4Belgium84.1%
  5. 5Slovenia78%
  6. 6Serbia77.9%
  7. 7Canada75.8%
  8. 8Hungary75.7%
  9. 9Moldova73.1%
  10. 10Puerto Rico (US)72.2%
  11. 11Bulgaria71.3%
  12. 12Iceland71.1%
  13. 13Netherlands70.2%
  14. 14France68.1%
  15. 15Poland65.5%
  16. 16Sweden61.3%
  17. 17Germany54.3%
  18. 18Czechia53.7%
  19. 19Lebanon48.9%
  20. 20Romania48.3%
  21. 21United States47.2%
  22. 22Croatia46.8%
  23. 23Finland46.4%
  24. 24Lesotho45.7%
  25. 25Singapore45.1%
  26. 26Ukraine44.8%
  27. 27Russian Federation44.8%
  28. 28Papua New Guinea42.7%
  29. 29Slovak Republic39.8%
  30. 30Norway39.8%
  31. 31Switzerland37.1%
  32. 32Liberia36.6%
  33. 33Mongolia35.9%
  34. 34South Sudan34.2%
  35. 35Angola33.9%
  36. 36Trinidad and Tobago33.6%
  37. 37Ireland31.8%
  38. 38Belarus30.4%
  39. 39Malaysia29.9%
  40. 40Portugal29.7%
  41. 41Lithuania29.3%
  42. 42Seychelles27.7%
  43. 43Georgia27.4%
  44. 44Congo, Rep.26.2%
  45. 45Sierra Leone26.2%
  46. 46New Zealand24%
  47. 47Kazakhstan23.9%
  48. 48South Africa23.2%
  49. 49Italy22.7%
  50. 50Suriname22%
  51. 51Antigua and Barbuda21.7%
  52. 52Congo, Dem. Rep.21.5%
  53. 53Belize21%
  54. 54Gambia, The20.9%
  55. 55Cote d'Ivoire20.8%
  56. 56Spain19%
  57. 57Australia18.6%
  58. 58Guatemala18.1%
  59. 59China17.7%
  60. 60Latvia17.6%
  61. 61Central African Republic16.6%
  62. 62Korea, Rep.16.4%
  63. 63Japan16.4%
  64. 64Tajikistan16.3%
  65. 65Nigeria15.8%
  66. 66Equatorial Guinea15.2%
  67. 67Brazil15%
  68. 68Philippines14.9%
  69. 69Uruguay13.4%
  70. 70Korea, Dem. People's Rep.13.2%
  71. 71Benin12.8%
  72. 72Oman12.4%
  73. 73United Kingdom12%
  74. 74Chad11.8%
  75. 75Botswana11.4%
  76. 76Fiji11.3%
  77. 77Iraq10.7%
  78. 78Cuba10.6%
  79. 79Argentina10.6%
  80. 80Gabon10.1%
  81. 81Cameroon9.6%
  82. 82Jamaica9.5%
  83. 83Mexico8.9%
  84. 84Zambia8.3%
  85. 85Uganda7.8%
  86. 86Barbados7.7%
  87. 87Kenya7.5%
  88. 88Dominican Republic7.3%
  89. 89Costa Rica7.1%
  90. 90Honduras7.1%
  91. 91Egypt, Arab Rep.7%
  92. 92Guinea6.7%
  93. 93Namibia6.6%
  94. 94Ghana6.5%
  95. 95Peru6.4%
  96. 96Sri Lanka6.4%
  97. 97Paraguay6.4%
  98. 98Guinea-Bissau6.3%
  99. 99Cyprus5.9%
  100. 100Ecuador5.5%
  101. 101Saudi Arabia5.4%
  102. 102Burundi5.4%
  103. 103Chile5.1%
  104. 104Maldives5.1%
  105. 105Comoros5%
  106. 106Armenia4.9%
  107. 107El Salvador4.9%
  108. 108Thailand4.8%
  109. 109Denmark4.8%
  110. 110Libya4.8%
  111. 111Turkmenistan4.6%
  112. 112Azerbaijan4.6%
  113. 113Kyrgyz Republic4.4%
  114. 114Qatar4.3%
  115. 115Colombia4.1%
  116. 116Indonesia4.1%
  117. 117Luxembourg3.8%
  118. 118Viet Nam3.7%
  119. 119Syrian Arab Republic3.7%
  120. 120Haiti3.5%
  121. 121Malawi3.5%
  122. 122Venezuela, RB3.5%
  123. 123Jordan3.3%
  124. 124Bahrain3.2%
  125. 125Togo2.8%
  126. 126Greece2.8%
  127. 127Uzbekistan2.7%
  128. 128Burkina Faso2.7%
  129. 129Mauritania2.4%
  130. 130Lao PDR2.3%
  131. 131India2.2%
  132. 132Bangladesh2.1%
  133. 133Cabo Verde2.1%
  134. 134Morocco2%
  135. 135Turkiye2%
  136. 136Eswatini1.9%
  137. 137Kuwait1.9%
  138. 138Yemen, Rep.1.8%
  139. 139Tunisia1.7%
  140. 140Mozambique1.7%
  141. 141Rwanda1.7%
  142. 142Zimbabwe1.7%
  143. 143Algeria1.7%
  144. 144Malta1.6%
  145. 145Mauritius1.6%
  146. 146Cambodia1.5%
  147. 147Niger1.5%
  148. 148Myanmar1.5%
  149. 149Sao Tome and Principe1.5%
  150. 150North Macedonia1.5%
  151. 151Bolivia1.5%
  152. 152Guyana1.4%
  153. 153Albania1.4%
  154. 154Madagascar1.2%
  155. 155Iran, Islamic Rep.1.2%
  156. 156United Arab Emirates1.1%
  157. 157Bhutan0.89%
  158. 158Afghanistan0.83%
  159. 159Pakistan0.76%
  160. 160Panama0.51%
  161. 161Ethiopia0.48%
  162. 162Tanzania0.48%
  163. 163Nepal0.31%
  164. 164Sudan0.28%
  165. 165Eritrea0.17%
  166. 166Timor-Leste0.17%
  167. 167Mali0.08%
  168. 168Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.06%
  169. 169Nicaragua0.05%
  170. 170Senegal0.05%
  171. 171St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.02%
  172. 172Monaco0%
  173. 172St. Lucia0%
  174. 172St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  175. 172Dominica0%
  176. 172Grenada0%
  177. 172Djibouti0%

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)