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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2022
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  1. 1India647.5
  2. 2China568.5
  3. 3United States444.3
  4. 4Indonesia222.6
  5. 5Pakistan179.3
  6. 6Iran, Islamic Rep.93
  7. 7Philippines91
  8. 8Mexico89.8
  9. 9Viet Nam81.9
  10. 10Japan79.7
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.77.5
  12. 12Brazil67.9
  13. 13Russian Federation64.8
  14. 14Turkiye64.5
  15. 15Thailand57.3
  16. 16Uzbekistan42.9
  17. 17Iraq42.4
  18. 18Argentina37.7
  19. 19Canada36.1
  20. 20Bangladesh35.9
  21. 21Chile35.4
  22. 22Italy33.8
  23. 23Myanmar33.2
  24. 24Korea, Rep.29.2
  25. 25Spain29
  26. 26Sudan26.9
  27. 27Turkmenistan26.2
  28. 28Peru25.9
  29. 29Germany25.8
  30. 30Kazakhstan25
  31. 31France24.4
  32. 32Colombia24.3
  33. 33Saudi Arabia23.4
  34. 34Venezuela, RB22.6
  35. 35South Africa21.1
  36. 36Afghanistan20.3
  37. 37Syrian Arab Republic14
  38. 38Madagascar13.5
  39. 39Azerbaijan13
  40. 40Sri Lanka12.9
  41. 41Nigeria12.5
  42. 42Australia11.6
  43. 43Tajikistan10.6
  44. 44Morocco10.6
  45. 45Ethiopia10.5
  46. 46Algeria10.3
  47. 47Greece10
  48. 48Ecuador9.9
  49. 49New Zealand9.9
  50. 50Nepal9.5
  51. 51Poland9.4
  52. 52Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.7
  53. 53United Kingdom8.4
  54. 54Netherlands8.2
  55. 55Romania8.2
  56. 56Kyrgyz Republic7.7
  57. 57Lao PDR7.4
  58. 58Dominican Republic7.1
  59. 59Cuba7
  60. 60Malaysia6.7
  61. 61Portugal6.1
  62. 62Libya5.7
  63. 63Bulgaria5.4
  64. 64Mali5.2
  65. 65Tanzania5.2
  66. 66Serbia5.1
  67. 67Zimbabwe4.9
  68. 68Ukraine4.9
  69. 69Hungary4.7
  70. 70Uruguay4.5
  71. 71Belgium4.3
  72. 72Kenya4
  73. 73Tunisia3.9
  74. 74Yemen, Rep.3.6
  75. 75Costa Rica3.4
  76. 76Guatemala3.3
  77. 77Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.3
  78. 78Austria3.1
  79. 79Armenia3.1
  80. 80Senegal3.1
  81. 81Finland3
  82. 82Norway2.7
  83. 83Niger2.6
  84. 84Sweden2.5
  85. 85Paraguay2.4
  86. 86United Arab Emirates2.3
  87. 87Montenegro2.2
  88. 88Cambodia2.2
  89. 89North Macedonia2.2
  90. 90El Salvador1.9
  91. 91Lebanon1.8
  92. 92Switzerland1.7
  93. 93Ireland1.7
  94. 94Oman1.6
  95. 95Honduras1.6
  96. 96Zambia1.6
  97. 97Mozambique1.5
  98. 98Haiti1.5
  99. 99Ghana1.4
  100. 100Czechia1.4
  101. 101Guyana1.4
  102. 102Belarus1.4
  103. 103Malawi1.4
  104. 104Mauritania1.3
  105. 105Jamaica1.3
  106. 106Georgia1.3
  107. 107Nicaragua1.3
  108. 108Panama1.2
  109. 109Estonia1.2
  110. 110Timor-Leste1.2
  111. 111Cote d'Ivoire1.2
  112. 112Cameroon1.1
  113. 113Eswatini1.1
  114. 114Jordan0.95
  115. 115Denmark0.93
  116. 116Guinea0.89
  117. 117Chad0.88
  118. 118Puerto Rico (US)0.88
  119. 119Moldova0.85
  120. 120Slovenia0.83
  121. 121Burkina Faso0.82
  122. 122Albania0.8
  123. 123Kuwait0.77
  124. 124Angola0.71
  125. 125Congo, Dem. Rep.0.68
  126. 126Croatia0.68
  127. 127South Sudan0.66
  128. 128Uganda0.64
  129. 129Mauritius0.63
  130. 130Suriname0.62
  131. 131Rwanda0.61
  132. 132Eritrea0.58
  133. 133Slovak Republic0.56
  134. 134Mongolia0.46
  135. 135Papua New Guinea0.39
  136. 136Bolivia0.36
  137. 137Bhutan0.34
  138. 138Trinidad and Tobago0.34
  139. 139Bosnia and Herzegovina0.31
  140. 140Lithuania0.3
  141. 141Iceland0.29
  142. 142Burundi0.28
  143. 143Qatar0.25
  144. 144Togo0.22
  145. 144Cyprus0.22
  146. 145Botswana0.21
  147. 146Sierra Leone0.21
  148. 147Singapore0.2
  149. 148Cabo Verde0.18
  150. 149Guinea-Bissau0.18
  151. 150Latvia0.17
  152. 151Bahrain0.16
  153. 152Liberia0.15
  154. 153Gabon0.14
  155. 154Benin0.13
  156. 155Namibia0.1
  157. 156Gambia, The0.1
  158. 157Belize0.1
  159. 158Brunei Darussalam0.09
  160. 159Fiji0.08
  161. 160Central African Republic0.07
  162. 161Barbados0.07
  163. 162Luxembourg0.05
  164. 163Congo, Rep.0.05
  165. 164Lesotho0.04
  166. 165St. Lucia0.04
  167. 166Sao Tome and Principe0.04
  168. 167Malta0.04
  169. 168Dominica0.02
  170. 169Equatorial Guinea0.02
  171. 170Djibouti0.02
  172. 171Grenada0.01
  173. 172St. Kitts and Nevis0.01
  174. 173Seychelles0.01
  175. 174Comoros0.01
  176. 175St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.01
  177. 176Monaco0.01
  178. 177Maldives0
  179. 178Antigua and Barbuda0

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)