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Atlas (Beta)Agricultural Water Consumption
WorldAgricultureAgricultural water withdrawal as a percentage of total renewable water resources by country
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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Class | Rank | Percent | Class | Rank | Farmers per square kilometer | Class | Rank | Kilograms per day | Class | Rank | Percent of world consumption | Settled prior to 2500 BCE | Settled by 1200 BCE | Settled by 200 BCE | Settled by 400 CE | Settled by 800 CE | |
| 99.3% | 83.2% | 31.2% | 37.5% | 99.1% | |||||||||||||
| 36.0% | |||||||||||||||||