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Agricultural Water Consumption

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Agricultural water withdrawal as a percentage of total renewable water resources by country

FAO

A map highlights global agricultural water consumption. Dark blue regions show a rate higher than 99% in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya. Medium blue indicates a rate of 25% to 99% in south and southwestern Asian and north Africa. Light blue regions indicate a rate of 1% to 24% including the United States, parts of western Europe, China and Australia. The lightest blue indicates less than 1% in parts of Europe, South America, and Central and Southwestern Africa.

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Countries

Agricultural Water Consumption

Colonial Possessions, 1914

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Members

Class

Rank

Percent

Belgium

Austria

Denmark

Spain

Germany

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Portugal

Russia

France

United Kingdom

United States

Value

1.42%63.7%
99.6%
98.2%99.3%
83.0%
44.9%97.3%63.5%7.80%84.5%9.42%96.0%
99.0%99.2%99.4%
99.0%
99.6%
96.9%99.0%98.2%94.3%
38.2%49.3%48.3%68.5%58.1%
99.4%99.8%69.6%
99.8%99.7%98.8%99.4%99.5%99.0%
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