Water Consumption by Country 2025

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Total Water Withdrawal per Capita 2020 (m³)

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Total Water Withdrawal per Capita 2020 (m³)
Total Water Withdrawal 2020 (billion m³)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal 2020 (billion m³)
Turkmenistan435026.226.3
Guyana18401.441.44
Uzbekistan176058.958.9
Chile169032.435.4
Iraq141056.656.6
United States1340444444
Kazakhstan131024.624.6
Azerbaijan124012.612.6
Kyrgyzstan11707.667.71
Peru117038.538.5
Puerto Rico11403.270.88
Iran111093.393
Uruguay10503.663.66
Suriname10500.620.62
Tajikistan10409.910.6
New Zealand10104.899.88
Laos10107.357.35
Greece97110.110.1
Canada96036.236.3
Syria95816.814
Armenia9552.832.83
Eswatini9211.071.07
Timor-Leste8891.171.17
Libya8485.835.72
Vietnam8438281.9
Dominican Republic8379.087.14
Argentina83637.837.7
Pakistan831183190
Thailand82157.357.3
Iceland8160.280.29
Indonesia814223223
Venezuela79622.622.6
Philippines78485.985.9
Egypt75777.577.5
Saudi Arabia7472623.4
Turkey73862.261.5
Bulgaria7315.085.08
Mexico69589.589.5
Estonia6430.850.85
Finland6323.53
Spain6212929
Japan62078.478.4
Costa Rica6163.143.14
Cuba6146.966.96
Sudan61426.926.9
Myanmar61433.433.2
Serbia6095.325.32
Sri Lanka60512.912.9
Portugal6016.136.13
Colombia57229.129.1
Ecuador5629.929.92
Italy56133.933.6
India551761648
Australia53913.78.64
South Korea52827.129.2
Afghanistan52320.420.3
United Arab Emirates5044.982.38
Norway4962.692.69
Madagascar49013.613.5
Netherlands4858.318.31
Slovenia48311
Hungary4824.664.67
Mauritius4780.610.61
Jamaica4571.351.35
Russia44464.864.8
Bhutan4380.340.34
Georgia4151.651.65
France40226.326.3
China395581568
Austria3883.493.49
Oman3751.921.63
Belgium3684.264.2
Germany34028.524.4
Paraguay3382.412.41
North Korea3368.668.66
Romania3346.426.42
El Salvador3272.120.39
Nepal3269.59.5
South Africa32419.220.3
Brazil31667.267.2
Ireland3121.541.54
Qatar3070.880.25
Tunisia3043.593.86
Croatia2991.230.67
Saint Kitts and Nevis2930.020.01
Kuwait2931.250.77
Mauritania2901.351.35
Morocco28310.410.6
Barbados2820.080.07
Panama2811.211.21
Dominica2780.020.02
Trinidad and Tobago2740.380.34
Albania2730.790.79
Lebanon2701.841.81
Israel2662.31.28
Montenegro2560.160.16
Mali2565.195.19
Bahrain2550.430.16
Belize2540.10.1
Zimbabwe2543.773.77
Sweden2462.482.48
Poland2439.218.67
Algeria23910.59.8
Saint Lucia2340.040.04
Cyprus2280.280.28
Ukraine2269.879.46
North Macedonia2250.471.6
Bangladesh21835.935.9
Brunei2100.090.09
Somalia2083.33.3
Switzerland2041.771.7
Moldova1980.80.85
Nicaragua1921.271.27
Sao Tome and Principe1870.040.04
Guatemala1863.323.32
Senegal1803.023.06
Bolivia1792.092.09
Malaysia1705.496.71
Denmark1690.980.98
Eritrea1640.580.58
Honduras1621.611.61
Malta1430.060.04
Mongolia1410.460.46
Belarus1411.331.33
Seychelles1390.010.01
Cambodia1312.182.18
Czech Republic1281.371.37
Monaco1270.010.01
Haiti1271.451.45
Grenada1250.010.01
United Kingdom1248.428.42
Yemen1203.573.57
Antigua and Barbuda1170.01
Namibia1130.290.28
Singapore1130.660.5
Jordan1081.10.94
Niger1072.582.58
Slovakia1020.560.56
Guinea-Bissau96.50.190.18
Latvia96.10.180.18
Fiji94.70.080.08
Botswana93.70.220.22
Lithuania93.50.250.25
Ethiopia91.810.610.6
Palestine87.90.450.35
Tanzania86.85.185.18
Zambia85.51.571.57
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines76.60.010.01
Luxembourg75.90.050.05
Kenya754.034.03
Malawi70.91.361.36
Guinea67.80.890.89
Gabon62.50.140.14
Nigeria60.512.512.5
South Sudan58.80.660.66
Chad53.50.880.88
Cape Verde48.60.030.03
Mozambique47.11.471.47
Ghana47.11.461.45
Rwanda46.30.60.61
Ivory Coast441.161.16
Papua New Guinea43.80.390.39
Gambia420.10.1
Cameroon411.091.09
Burkina Faso39.10.820.82
Liberia28.90.150.15
Togo26.90.220.22
Sierra Leone26.60.210.21
Burundi23.60.280.28
Angola21.50.710.71
Lesotho20.40.040.04
Benin19.30.230.13
Djibouti19.20.020.02
Republic of the Congo16.60.090.05
Central African Republic150.070.07
Equatorial Guinea14.10.020.02
Uganda13.90.640.64
Comoros11.50.010.01
Maldives10.90.01
DR Congo7.630.680.68
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3
  • Water consumption is measured in cubic meters (m3) of water consumed per resident per year (m3/capita/year).
  • Water withdrawals are measured in billions of cubic meters of water per year, written as either (billion m3/year) or (10^9m3/year).
  • Water withdrawals per capita are measured in cubic meters withdrawn per capita per year (m3/inhab/year).