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Amount of water removed from available sources for the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(cubic kilometer/year)
per Capita
(cubic meter/year)
Date
1India761.006492010
2China554.104242005
3United States of America478.401,6182005
4Pakistan183.501,0942008
5Indonesia113.304682005
6Iran93.301,3722004
7Japan90.047072007
8Vietnam82.039822005
9Philippines81.568322009
10Mexico80.407232009
11Egypt68.309992000
12Russia66.204552001
13Iraq66.002,9112000
14Brazil58.073092006
15Thailand57.318812007
16Uzbekistan56.002,0862005
17Italy45.417812008
18Canada42.201,2502010
19Turkey40.105582008
20Bangladesh35.872342008
21Myanmar (Burma)33.237072005
22Argentina32.578242005
23Spain32.468022008
24Germany32.303922007
25France31.625052009
26Turkmenistan27.955,6442004
27Sudan27.596872005
28Chile26.671,6382007
29Korea (South)25.475272003
30Saudi Arabia23.678762006
31Australia22.581,0492010
32Kazakhstan21.141,3672010
33Afghanistan20.286782005
34Peru19.346932005
35Ukraine19.244242010
36Syria16.769082005
37Madagascar16.509152005
38Nigeria13.111022005
39United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland13.032142008
40Sri Lanka12.956452005
41Colombia12.652862010
42Morocco12.613852005
43South Africa12.502822005
44Azerbaijan12.211,4702010
45Poland11.963112009
46Tajikistan11.491,5692006
47Malaysia11.204682005
48Netherlands10.616372008
49Ecuador9.927422005
50Nepal9.503362006
51Greece9.478852007
52Venezuela9.063432008
53Korea (North)8.663782005
54Portugal8.468012005
55Kyrgyzstan8.011,5362006
56Romania6.883102009
57Mali6.556132000
58Belgium6.225992007
59Bulgaria6.128492009
60Costa Rica5.771,4162006
61Algeria5.721762005
62Hungary5.585602007
63Ethiopia5.56762005
64Dominican Republic5.476042005
65Tanzania5.181392002
66New Zealand4.751,1172010
67Cuba4.423852010
68Belarus4.344502009
69Libya4.338462000
70Zimbabwe4.213702002
71United Arab Emirates3.991,5572005
72Austria3.664462008
72Uruguay3.661,0982000
74Yemen3.571722005
75Laos3.495612005
76Guatemala3.462812006
77Somalia3.304112003
78Norway2.946382006
79Armenia2.869642010
80Tunisia2.852942001
81Kenya2.74872003
82Bolivia2.642982005
83Sweden2.622902007
84Switzerland2.613422010
85Lithuania2.386692009
86Senegal2.222102002
87Cambodia2.181572006
88Honduras2.122892006
89Israel1.952702009
90El Salvador1.842652007
91Georgia1.813872005
92Estonia1.801,3852009
93Czech Republic1.701662009
94Guyana1.642,1912010
95Finland1.633122005
96Zambia1.571582002
97Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)1.55842008
98Nicaragua1.392402008
99Malawi1.361072005
100Mauritania1.354372005
101Oman1.324702003
102Albania1.313662006
102Lebanon1.313422005
104Haiti1.201332009
105Moldova1.072482010
106Swaziland1.049142005
107Macedonia1.035012007
108Ghana0.98502000
108Niger0.98812005
110Cameroon0.97572005
111Jordan0.941632005
111Slovenia0.944692009
113Jamaica0.933292009
114Kuwait0.913902005
114Panama0.912902005
116Chad0.88912005
116Mozambique0.88452005
118Ireland0.791922007
119Mauritius0.736032003
120Burkina Faso0.72532005
121Angola0.71602005
122Slovakia0.691262010
123Congo (Democratic Republic)0.68112005
124Suriname0.671,5262006
125Denmark0.661202009
126Eritrea0.581272004
127Guinea0.55582005
127Mongolia0.551812009
129Paraguay0.49882000
130Qatar0.445102005
131Latvia0.421862007
132Papua New Guinea0.39702005
133Bahrain0.365402003
134Bhutan0.344982008
135Uganda0.32122005
136Burundi0.29372005
136Namibia0.291592002
138Trinidad and Tobago0.232142005
139Belize0.228832000
140Sierra Leone0.21362005
141Botswana0.191162005
141Singapore0.19432005
143Cyprus0.182262009
143Guinea-Bissau0.181272005
145Iceland0.175732005
145Togo0.17312005
147Rwanda0.15182005
148Gabon0.141002005
149Benin0.13202001
149Liberia0.13452005
151Barbados0.103512009
152Brunei0.092322009
152Gambia0.09562005
154Fiji0.08902005
155Central African Republic0.07172005
156Luxembourg0.061212010
157Congo (Republic)0.05142005
157Malta0.051232009
159Lesotho0.04192000
160Cape Verde0.02482004
160Djibouti0.02442000
160Dominica0.022902004
160Equatorial Guinea0.02382005
160Saint Lucia0.021202005
165Antigua and Barbuda0.011462005
165Comoros0.01171999
165Maldives0.01262008
165Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.01...1995
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No information is available for non-listed countries.

This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2014-04-12)