Egypt is the top country by total water withdrawals as a share of internal resources in the world. As of 2020, total water withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt was 7,750 %. The top 5 countries also includes Bahrain, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.

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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Total water withdrawals as a share of internal resources (%)

197019902000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Australia4.403.812.682.693.233.893.751.872.162.452.512.141.76
Brunei Darussalam1.081.081.081.081.081.081.081.081.081.081.081.081.08
Cambodia1.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.81
China17.7819.5819.7020.8621.1521.2921.4321.1021.0421.4721.2021.0821.4120.21
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.7712.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.9212.92
Fiji0.150.290.300.300.300.300.300.300.300.300.300.300.300.30
Indonesia3.685.617.309.009.349.6710.0110.3510.6911.0311.0311.0311.0311.03
Japan21.1621.0219.4018.8418.7918.7418.6918.6418.5918.5318.4418.4018.2318.23
Korea, Rep.31.7242.6845.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.0245.02
Lao PDR1.833.023.263.503.743.984.124.023.843.843.863.86
Malaysia1.740.971.011.041.051.051.061.071.071.131.161.161.161.16
Mongolia1.401.471.531.471.411.351.291.231.331.331.331.331.33
Myanmar2.933.313.313.313.313.313.313.313.313.313.313.313.313.31
New Zealand0.721.041.421.591.952.312.663.023.023.023.023.023.023.02
Papua New Guinea0.030.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.05
Philippines17.3817.5517.5917.6317.6318.0418.1919.1619.2417.9317.93
Singapore200.52313.89377.52219.91187.64160.03132.43108.5184.5884.9783.2281.3882.1783.12
Thailand25.5325.5325.5325.5325.5325.5325.5325.5325.5325.5325.53
Timor-Leste14.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.2714.27
Vietnam14.3319.9822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.7822.78
Albania4.466.835.214.364.274.184.094.003.424.064.063.564.202.92
Armenia27.2840.4031.0035.5442.8843.0841.7047.7046.3941.7739.5741.7741.26
Austria6.926.616.446.356.356.356.356.356.356.356.356.356.356.35
Azerbaijan135.43145.41135.18139.20147.57147.80142.85144.04146.37149.35149.93155.14155.14
Belarus5.405.024.554.524.494.454.624.264.274.114.093.993.91
Belgium70.9262.7853.2249.6142.3544.1740.2437.9733.2834.9436.6034.7934.9934.99
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.051.071.231.191.231.231.161.181.181.130.880.860.85
Bulgaria36.3029.2030.2728.3830.4027.2126.0425.6026.8127.0926.9425.8325.8224.17
Croatia1.631.791.781.751.871.831.811.771.781.791.781.76
Cyprus28.5920.6421.3825.7628.3132.7326.5127.8229.7427.9527.6926.5429.6235.26
Czechia16.2914.7914.8414.3514.0012.5512.5512.1712.4312.4012.0911.4510.39
Denmark12.0021.6412.6510.4913.4814.4312.1416.8216.4913.5314.7814.9318.4315.7616.27
Estonia11.0013.1114.4914.7412.8313.7513.5312.7113.7814.0412.667.926.71
Finland3.082.172.745.574.544.143.743.342.952.552.152.152.622.802.80
France18.8416.3516.7214.2915.0714.0313.5813.6514.0613.2213.4713.4613.1413.14
Georgia3.303.123.042.982.932.882.832.782.732.362.222.702.84
Germany41.9535.3030.8328.4426.0623.6723.3923.1222.8422.8422.8422.8422.84
Greece7.3313.5415.5416.6316.9917.1317.1317.1117.1017.0817.4817.4717.4517.4417.45
Hungary49.67115.2097.3993.2789.5087.0884.1887.5065.3867.1765.9878.9481.9774.3877.88
Iceland0.100.100.110.150.160.170.170.160.160.150.170.170.170.17
Ireland2.341.981.631.701.852.002.152.302.462.612.762.913.133.14
Italy22.7922.5324.6920.1018.4718.5318.5818.6218.6118.6118.5618.5118.4618.5518.44
Kazakhstan32.6338.5437.0034.1133.2435.0135.8733.6633.6134.8936.5836.5438.21
Kyrgyz Republic20.6016.5615.7515.7515.7515.7515.7515.7515.7515.7515.7515.7515.75
Latvia1.721.311.622.181.471.390.991.041.101.071.081.051.07
Lithuania19.6115.276.704.053.472.892.312.471.991.681.651.651.65
Luxembourg3.486.205.945.254.764.634.464.314.604.484.444.565.224.934.78
North Macedonia12.8121.4216.8314.2811.729.1612.5515.9419.3329.6139.8829.6129.61
Moldova85.8752.5952.5352.2852.4751.7951.6751.8552.0451.8551.6751.7952.22
Netherlands72.5776.66105.0199.3692.6497.4596.7386.2776.4672.9471.9773.5576.3975.51
Norway0.590.630.720.730.720.720.720.730.710.690.700.700.700.70
Poland18.8728.3022.6722.2020.2822.2221.4020.9719.8319.4919.2018.8117.9116.7616.17
Portugal28.0624.9923.5423.3723.1923.0222.8422.6622.4916.2116.1316.1316.13
Romania22.6348.1622.7714.4214.6715.5515.2915.1414.8215.2515.0415.9815.1415.1415.14
Russian Federation1.761.611.621.431.481.411.641.451.501.491.501.501.50
Serbia52.5656.5052.3756.0146.8155.7755.9963.9666.1166.8363.33
Slovak Republic9.307.204.774.715.285.064.444.554.414.424.424.434.40
Slovenia4.954.964.554.976.195.254.804.754.995.155.065.37
Spain34.7232.4733.6731.4831.5433.0529.0929.5528.3428.0827.0626.4526.2726.10
Sweden2.381.741.571.541.571.541.501.461.431.391.401.411.431.441.45
Switzerland6.646.275.855.225.094.954.264.224.224.224.224.224.224.22
Tajikistan19.4017.9317.1016.9616.8316.6916.5616.4213.7912.5915.4016.7116.71
Turkiye18.5017.7420.6921.4722.2522.5722.8923.6626.2625.9026.9127.1127.11
Turkmenistan1,767.051,983.271,990.471,992.271,994.071,995.861,997.661,999.462,001.262,053.821,913.171,972.111,867.97
Ukraine33.1827.3726.9525.1623.3721.5719.7816.5316.9219.4319.4319.2317.17
United Kingdom8.298.618.885.705.305.535.285.025.635.815.815.815.815.81
Uzbekistan326.68300.86305.28306.16307.04307.93308.81337.45333.84360.47360.49360.49360.49
Antigua and Barbuda3.277.639.818.858.658.468.468.468.468.468.468.468.468.46
Argentina9.7010.4011.5412.6812.9112.9112.9112.9112.9112.9112.9112.9112.9112.91
Barbados52.5090.00101.2587.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.5087.50
Belize0.190.660.660.660.660.660.660.660.660.660.660.660.660.66
Bolivia0.470.650.670.690.690.690.690.690.690.690.690.690.690.69
Brazil0.740.991.021.321.281.231.191.151.131.171.161.171.191.19
Chile3.273.874.004.004.004.004.004.004.004.004.004.004.00
Colombia0.360.480.740.830.931.021.121.211.301.291.271.321.36
Costa Rica2.072.182.432.832.592.162.702.782.78
Cuba13.7413.8015.7916.6117.4318.2518.2518.2518.2518.2518.2518.2518.25
Dominica8.308.5810.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00
Dominican Republic20.7023.2030.3730.3730.3730.3730.3730.3730.3730.3730.3730.3730.37
Ecuador2.122.242.242.242.242.242.242.242.242.242.242.242.24
El Salvador8.8013.557.346.104.853.612.372.422.412.492.472.492.49
Grenada5.006.146.376.596.827.057.057.057.057.057.057.05
Guatemala2.883.043.043.043.043.043.043.043.043.043.043.04
Guyana0.680.650.600.600.600.600.600.600.600.600.600.600.60
Haiti10.3310.7811.1511.1511.1511.1511.1511.1511.1511.1511.1511.1511.15
Honduras1.771.771.771.771.771.771.771.771.771.771.771.77
Jamaica10.4911.8613.2313.5013.7714.0514.327.6712.4712.4712.4712.4712.47
Mexico15.1816.6718.6319.4719.4320.2319.9620.7720.9421.1721.4821.7221.8521.89
Nicaragua0.890.970.970.960.940.920.900.890.870.850.830.810.81
Panama0.760.800.850.890.880.920.890.890.890.890.89
Paraguay0.380.421.131.821.932.062.062.062.062.062.062.062.062.06
Peru1.121.261.411.551.701.841.992.132.282.352.35
Puerto Rico11.2312.0614.0614.3213.9213.5213.1212.7212.3212.3212.3212.3212.3212.32
St. Kitts and Nevis50.8350.8350.8350.8350.8350.8350.8350.8350.83
St. Lucia14.3014.3014.3014.3014.3014.3014.3014.3014.3014.3014.30
St. Vincent and the Grenadines9.759.508.508.308.107.907.907.907.907.907.907.907.90
Suriname0.510.680.630.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.620.62
Trinidad and Tobago8.188.058.648.768.768.768.768.768.768.768.768.768.76
Uruguay1.173.043.973.973.973.973.973.973.973.973.973.973.973.973.97
Venezuela, RB0.510.921.132.362.812.812.812.812.812.812.812.812.812.812.81
Algeria17.7839.4450.0958.4566.3067.8769.3572.7776.1979.6182.0787.1587.1587.1587.15
Bahrain4,872.507,218.415,696.595,019.324,883.864,748.414,612.954,477.503,977.503,877.503,877.503,877.503,877.503,877.50
Djibouti3.896.336.336.336.336.336.336.336.336.336.336.336.336.33
Egypt, Arab Rep.5,392.505,703.006,541.507,380.007,165.007,230.007,300.006,070.006,090.006,065.007,750.007,750.007,750.007,750.00
Iran, Islamic Rep.51.2668.8772.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.3372.33
Iraq121.59187.48161.09134.71129.43124.14118.86113.5999.16109.40122.3495.35160.84160.84
Israel205.79209.65215.12187.44178.67173.49168.32163.07157.87152.80159.87160.13148.27155.20170.13
Jordan122.43109.32127.01130.94116.72124.49132.11142.20127.30132.49132.98135.34138.10138.10
Lebanon24.5626.3822.8330.2931.7833.2834.7736.2637.7537.7537.7537.7537.7537.75
Libya680.00615.43698.07783.12800.13817.14817.14817.14817.14817.14817.14817.14817.14817.14
Malta49.7061.2770.6580.9975.4579.4191.2989.1182.7782.9791.0984.6281.0081.86
Morocco34.4043.4545.6036.4636.4636.4636.4636.4636.4636.4636.4636.4636.4636.46
Oman92.8691.11107.11110.31113.51116.71116.71116.71116.71116.71116.71116.71116.71
Qatar341.96292.68387.50424.55431.96439.38446.79450.18446.43447.86446.43446.43446.43446.43
Saudi Arabia819.76894.82914.51907.31900.10894.24894.71948.88929.58955.96974.17974.17974.17
Syrian Arab Republic156.99211.33198.32197.06196.43195.80195.80195.80195.80195.80195.80195.80195.80195.80
Tunisia73.1161.9868.3974.2876.6979.1181.5483.9786.3988.8284.0590.1290.4292.11
United Arab Emirates1,028.221,555.871,866.671,781.521,764.481,747.451,730.421,713.391,696.361,679.331,630.001,667.331,628.671,587.33
West Bank and Gaza34.6050.2533.3532.8736.0337.2433.8135.8634.5635.4736.9140.5943.40
Yemen, Rep.139.14161.14169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76169.76
Canada1.561.471.461.311.251.281.311.281.251.261.271.271.271.27
United States16.5016.8016.9814.8615.0415.2215.4115.5915.7715.7715.7715.7715.7715.77
Afghanistan52.0143.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.0243.02
Bangladesh34.1634.1634.1634.1634.1634.1634.1634.1634.1634.1634.16
Bhutan0.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.43
India34.5842.2143.5044.7844.7844.7844.7844.7844.7844.7844.7844.7844.7844.78
Maldives11.9517.6714.483.3815.6715.6715.6715.6715.6715.6715.6715.6715.6715.67
Nepal4.824.794.794.794.794.794.794.794.794.794.794.794.79
Pakistan282.66313.75325.34336.87326.33341.60333.64354.31358.00363.22363.58350.44322.02344.71
Sri Lanka18.5024.6424.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.5224.52
Angola0.350.430.480.480.480.480.480.480.480.480.480.480.480.48
Benin1.301.291.261.261.261.261.261.261.261.261.261.261.261.26
Botswana4.438.088.148.208.228.107.967.837.838.398.048.508.429.18
Burkina Faso2.815.186.546.546.546.546.546.546.546.546.546.546.546.54
Burundi1.432.862.782.782.782.782.782.782.782.782.782.782.782.78
Cabo Verde8.438.438.438.438.438.438.438.438.438.438.438.43
Cameroon0.150.350.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.40
Central African Republic0.020.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.050.05
Chad2.135.205.865.865.865.865.865.865.865.865.865.865.865.86
Comoros0.830.830.830.830.830.830.830.830.830.830.830.830.83
Congo, Rep.0.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.02
Cote d'Ivoire1.431.832.021.731.681.621.571.511.511.511.511.511.511.51
Congo, Dem. Rep.0.060.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.08
Equatorial Guinea0.050.070.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.08
Eritrea14.7620.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.7920.79
Ethiopia6.447.447.647.858.058.258.458.658.658.658.658.65
Gabon0.050.070.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.080.08
Ghana0.992.493.243.694.144.244.344.414.494.754.784.784.784.784.78
Guinea0.310.260.250.310.320.330.340.350.360.370.380.390.390.39
Guinea-Bissau1.091.091.091.091.091.091.091.091.091.091.091.091.09
Kenya9.907.5412.4515.5515.5515.5515.5515.5515.5619.4819.4819.4819.4819.48
Lesotho0.920.840.840.840.840.840.840.840.840.840.840.840.840.84
Liberia0.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.070.07
Madagascar4.513.973.993.993.993.993.993.993.993.993.993.993.993.99
Malawi7.668.418.418.418.418.418.418.418.418.418.418.418.41
Mali3.628.048.618.648.648.648.648.648.648.648.648.648.648.64
Mauritania404.28399.80337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05337.05
Mauritius20.5722.1725.1223.1620.7621.1622.1022.5422.2522.5422.1721.4821.6322.06
Mozambique0.600.871.091.281.321.351.391.431.471.471.471.471.471.47
Namibia3.744.774.584.584.584.584.584.584.584.584.584.584.584.58
Niger15.9124.0428.1036.4838.1639.8341.5143.1949.1949.9245.1869.4773.8173.81
Nigeria3.024.665.245.645.645.645.645.645.645.645.645.645.645.64
Rwanda1.582.653.964.224.484.745.015.275.535.796.056.426.42
Sao Tome and Principe0.791.131.471.541.611.671.741.811.881.881.881.881.88
Senegal5.486.168.809.149.209.279.349.409.479.539.5911.7311.8711.87
Sierra Leone0.140.120.130.130.130.130.130.130.130.130.130.130.130.13
Somalia23.0454.8354.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.9754.97
South Africa29.6728.4230.8033.1733.6534.1231.8936.7741.6542.5243.2643.8444.6445.33
South Sudan2.532.532.532.532.532.532.532.532.53
Sudan673.38673.38673.38673.38673.38673.38673.38673.38673.38
Eswatini32.1839.4740.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.4540.45
Tanzania5.076.176.176.176.176.176.176.176.176.176.176.176.17
Gambia, The1.733.023.393.393.393.393.393.393.393.393.393.393.393.39
Togo0.951.481.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.94
Uganda0.510.730.851.281.631.631.631.631.631.631.631.631.631.631.63
Zambia2.001.961.961.961.961.961.961.961.961.961.961.961.96
Zimbabwe14.8231.0531.1928.5928.4128.2328.0527.8727.6927.7527.2330.7630.7630.76