Agricultural water withdrawal as % of total freshwater withdrawal

62.48 (%) in 2020

South Africa agricultural water withdrawal was at level of 62.48 % in 2020, up from 60.85 % 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Water withdrawn for irrigation in a given year, expressed in percent of the total actual % of total freshwater withdrawal.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 62.48 2.68%
2019 60.85 5.21%
2018 57.83 -1.60%
2017 58.77 -1.18%
2016 59.48 -2.13%
2015 60.77 -1.29%
2014 61.56 -1.52%
2013 62.52 0.13%
2012 62.44 0.13%
2011 62.35 0.14%
2010 62.27 0.14%
2009 62.18