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 | -2.0 to 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.9 | 2.0 to 3.9 | 4.0 to 5.9 | 6.0 to 7.9 | 8.0 to 9.9 | 10.0 to 11.9 | 12.0 to 13.9 | 14.0 to 15.9 | 18.0 to 19.9 | 20.0 to 21.9 | 22.0 to 23.9 | 24.0 to 25.9 | 26.0 to 27.9 | 28.0 to 29.9 | 0–0.9 | 1.0–1.9 | 2.0–3.9 | 4.0–5.9 | 6.0–8.0 | More than 8 | |
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| 1.06% | 0.769% | 0.553% | 0.725% | 0.603% | 0.825% | 0.239% | 0.135% | 0.206% | 0.342% | 0.126% | 0.317% | 1.60% | 0.778% | 4.46% | 22.2% | 44.6% | 45.1% | 30.7% | 6.86% | 3.60% | ||||