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 | Class | Rank | Percent | very high (>300) | high (100–300) | medium (20–100) | low (2–20) | very low (<2) | high (100–300) | medium (20–100) | low–very low (<20) | very high–high (>100) | medium–very low (<100) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.63% | 17.7% | 9.02% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 11.5% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 26.5% | 24.8% | |||||||