Agricultural water withdrawal as % of total freshwater withdrawal

61.64 (%) in 2020

Brazil agricultural water withdrawal was at level of 61.64 % in 2020, down from 63.08 % previous year.

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Water withdrawn for irrigation in a given year, expressed in percent of the total actual % of total freshwater withdrawal. This parameter is an indication of the pressure on the renewable water resources caused by irrigation.

Date Value Change, %
2020 61.64 -2.29%
2019 63.08 8.08%
2018 58.36 -2.79%
2017 60.03 -1.37%
2016 60.87 12.66%
2015 54.03 -0.39%
2014 54.24 -2.86%
2013 55.84 -2.59%
2012 57.32 -2.36%
2011 58.71 -2.16%
2010 60.00 1.89%
2009 58.89