Agricultural Water Consumption
WorldAgricultureAgricultural water withdrawal as a percentage of total renewable water resources by country
FAOA map highlights global agricultural water consumption. Dark blue regions show a rate higher than 99% in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya. Medium blue indicates a rate of 25% to 99% in south and southwestern Asian and north Africa. Light blue regions indicate a rate of 1% to 24% including the United States, parts of western Europe, China and Australia. The lightest blue indicates less than 1% in parts of Europe, South America, and Central and Southwestern Africa.
Class | Rank | Percent | 2 to 2.5 | 2.5 to 3 | 3 to 3.5 | 3.5 to 4 | 4 to 4.5 | 4.5 to 5 | 5 to 5.5 | 5.5 to 6 | 6 to 6.5 | 6.5 to 7 | 7 to 7.5 | Arctic Cordillera | Tundra | Taiga | Hudson Plain | Boreal forests | Northwestern forested mountains | Marine west coast forest | Eastern temperate forests | Great Plains | Deserts and steppes | Mediterranean California | Southern semi-arid highlands | Temperate sierras | Tropical wet forests | |
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4.46% | 1.31% | 8.42% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 32.3% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 2.50% | 13.4% | 3.93% | 1.96% | 6.84% | 22.1% | 11.9% | 32.1% | 29.3% | 5.59% | 34.8% | 38.2% | 26.9% | 39.7% | 6.89% | 11.3% | 14.5% |