Ghana - Agricultural water withdrawal

1.07 (billion cubic meters per year) in 2020

In 2020, agricultural water withdrawal for Ghana was 1.07 billion cubic meters per year. Between 1971 and 2020, agricultural water withdrawal of Ghana grew substantially from 0.17 to 1.07 billion cubic meters per year rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 9.58% in 1972 and then decreased to 0.00% in 2020.

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What is agricultural water withdrawal?

Annual quantity of water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes. It includes renewable freshwater resources as well as over-abstraction of renewable groundwater or withdrawal of fossil groundwater, use of agricultural drainage water, (treated) wastewater and desalinated water.

What is Ghana agricultural water withdrawal?