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Countries by freshwater withdrawals
Annual freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal renewable resources. 175 countries ranked for 2022 (%).
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| 1 |  Egypt | 7,750% | +7.2% | = |
| 2 |  Bahrain | 3,877.5% | -18.3% | = |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan | 1,868% | -6.3% | = |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 1,509.9% | -13.6% | = |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | 974.2% | +8.2% | = |
| 6 |  Libya | 817.1% | +0.0% | = |
| 7 |  Sudan | 673.4% | +0.0% | = |
| 8 |  Qatar | 446.4% | +1.6% | = |
| 9 |  Mauritania | 337.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 |  Pakistan | 326% | -4.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan | 262.5% | -14.5% | = |
| 12 |  Syria | 195.8% | +0.0% | = |
| 13 |  Yemen | 169.8% | +0.0% | = |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan | 160.5% | +8.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 15 |  Jordan | 139.3% | +11.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 16 |  Iraq | 120.5% | -2.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 17 |  Oman | 116.7% | +2.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 18 |  Tunisia | 92.1% | +16.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 19 |  Algeria | 91.5% | +31.8% | ▲ 7 |
| 20 |  Barbados | 87.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 21 |  Hungary | 78.2% | -7.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 74.9% | -23.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 23 |  Niger | 73.8% | +85.4% | ▲ 14 |
| 24 |  Malta | 72.6% | -8.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 25 |  Iran | 72.3% | +0.0% | = |
| 26 |  Republic of Serbia | 60.6% | +15.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 27 |  Cabo Verde | 59.7% | +97.7% | ▲ 21 |
| 28 |  Somalia | 55% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 29 |  Moldova | 52.2% | -0.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 30 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.8% | +0.0% | = |
| 31 |  South Africa | 47.1% | +38.1% | ▲ 11 |
| 32 |  South Korea | 45% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 33 |  Armenia | 44.8% | +4.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 34 |  India | 44.8% | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 35 |  Afghanistan | 43% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 36 |  Eswatini | 40.5% | +0.0% | = |
| 37 |  North Macedonia | 40.2% | +243.6% | ▲ 47 |
| 38 |  Zimbabwe | 40% | +41.8% | ▲ 11 |
| 39 |  Kazakhstan | 38.8% | +10.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 40 |  Lebanon | 37.8% | +13.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 41 |  Morocco | 36.5% | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 42 |  Belgium | 35.8% | -19.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 43 |  Bangladesh | 34.2% | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 44 |  Singapore | 33.3% | -79.2% | ▼ 29 |
| 45 |  Dominican Republic | 30.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 46 |  Cyprus | 28.6% | -12.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 47 |  Turkey | 28.4% | +27.4% | ▲ 9 |
| 48 |  Spain | 26.1% | -20.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 49 |  Bulgaria | 25.9% | -4.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 50 |  Thailand | 25.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 51 |  Sri Lanka | 24.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 52 |  Germany | 24.1% | -23.2% | ▼ 6 |
| 53 |  Mauritius | 23% | +8.5% | ▲ 6 |
| 54 |  Vietnam | 22.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 55 |  Mexico | 22% | +8.9% | ▲ 6 |
| 56 |  Eritrea | 20.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 57 |  China | 20.2% | -5.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 58 |  Kenya | 19.5% | +25.8% | ▲ 12 |
| 59 |  Romania | 19.2% | +25.5% | ▲ 12 |
| 60 |  Philippines | 19% | +8.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 61 |  Italy | 18.5% | -0.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 62 |  Japan | 18.5% | -1.1% | = |
| 63 |  Cuba | 18.3% | +5.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 64 |  Poland | 17.5% | -18.2% | ▼ 7 |
| 65 |  Greece | 17.3% | +1.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 66 |  Tajikistan | 16.7% | -0.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 67 |  Portugal | 16.1% | -30.6% | ▼ 13 |
| 68 |  Kyrgyzstan | 15.8% | +0.0% | = |
| 69 |  United States | 15.8% | +3.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 70 |  Maldives | 15.7% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 71 |  Denmark | 15.6% | +28.9% | ▲ 12 |
| 72 |  Saint Lucia | 14.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 73 |  Timor-Leste | 14.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 74 |  Argentina | 12.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 75 |  North Korea | 12.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 76 |  Jamaica | 12.4% | -10.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 77 |  El Salvador | 12.4% | -5.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 78 |  Puerto Rico | 12.3% | -8.9% | = |
| 79 |  France | 12.2% | -12.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 80 |  Senegal | 11.9% | +28.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 81 |  Haiti | 11.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 82 |  Czechia | 11% | -21.4% | ▼ 7 |
| 83 |  Indonesia | 11% | +13.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 84 |  Dominica | 10% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 85 |  Estonia | 9.5% | -25.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 86 |  Botswana | 8.9% | +9.9% | ▲ 7 |
| 87 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 88 |  Ukraine | 8.8% | -62.4% | ▼ 35 |
| 89 |  Ethiopia | 8.6% | +10.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 90 |  Mali | 8.6% | +0.0% | = |
| 91 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 8.5% | +0.0% | = |
| 92 |  Malawi | 8.4% | +0.0% | = |
| 93 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9% | -2.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 94 |  Grenada | 7.1% | +7.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 95 |  Burkina Faso | 6.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 96 |  Rwanda | 6.4% | +42.2% | ▲ 14 |
| 97 |  Djibouti | 6.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 98 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 6.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 99 |  Chad | 5.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 100 |  United Kingdom | 5.8% | +5.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 101 |  Austria | 5.7% | -8.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 102 |  Nigeria | 5.6% | +0.0% | = |
| 103 |  Uruguay | 4.9% | +11.4% | ▲ 8 |
| 104 |  Ghana | 4.8% | +11.6% | ▲ 8 |
| 105 |  Luxembourg | 4.8% | +6.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 106 |  Nepal | 4.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 107 |  Slovakia | 4.5% | -15.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 108 |  Slovenia | 4.4% | -12.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 109 |  Belarus | 4.2% | -6.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 110 |  Switzerland | 4.2% | -16.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 111 |  Chile | 4% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 112 |  Madagascar | 4% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 113 |  Laos | 3.9% | +11.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 114 |  Gambia | 3.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 115 |  Ireland | 3.4% | +70.0% | ▲ 17 |
| 116 |  Myanmar | 3.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 117 |  Costa Rica | 3.1% | +47.6% | ▲ 13 |
| 118 |  Albania | 3% | -28.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 119 |  Guatemala | 3% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 120 |  New Zealand | 3% | +30.4% | ▲ 8 |
| 121 |  Burundi | 2.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 122 |  Finland | 2.8% | -24.3% | ▼ 6 |
| 123 |  Venezuela | 2.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 124 |  South Sudan | 2.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 125 |  Australia | 2.4% | -25.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 126 |  Ecuador | 2.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 127 |  Georgia | 2.2% | -24.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 128 |  Paraguay | 2.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 129 |  Zambia | 2% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 130 |  Lithuania | 1.9% | -45.7% | ▼ 12 |
| 131 |  São Tomé and Principe | 1.9% | +18.7% | ▲ 8 |
| 132 |  Togo | 1.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 133 |  Honduras | 1.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 134 |  Croatia | 1.8% | +5.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 135 |  Cambodia | 1.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 136 |  Namibia | 1.7% | -45.2% | ▼ 14 |
| 137 |  Peru | 1.6% | +14.3% | ▲ 9 |
| 138 |  Uganda | 1.6% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 139 |  Ivory Coast | 1.5% | -6.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 140 |  Mozambique | 1.5% | +7.1% | ▲ 5 |
| 141 |  Russia | 1.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 142 |  Sweden | 1.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 143 |  Benin | 1.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 144 |  Canada | 1.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 145 |  Mongolia | 1.3% | -7.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 146 |  Brazil | 1.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 147 |  Malaysia | 1.2% | +9.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 148 |  Brunei | 1.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 149 |  Colombia | 1.1% | +37.5% | ▲ 6 |
| 150 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 151 |  Latvia | 1% | -33.3% | ▼ 10 |
| 152 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | -25.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 153 |  Panama | 0.9% | +12.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 154 |  Comoros | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 155 |  Lesotho | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 156 |  Nicaragua | 0.8% | -11.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 157 |  Belize | 0.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 158 |  Norway | 0.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 159 |  Guyana | 0.6% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 160 |  Suriname | 0.6% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 161 |  Angola | 0.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 162 |  Bhutan | 0.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 163 |  Cameroon | 0.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 164 |  Guinea | 0.4% | +33.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 165 |  Fiji | 0.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 166 |  Iceland | 0.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 167 |  Bolivia | 0.1% | -85.7% | ▼ 7 |
| 168 |  Central African Republic | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 169 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 170 |  Gabon | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 171 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 172 |  Liberia | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 173 |  Sierra Leone | 0.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 174 |  Republic of the Congo | 0% | – | ▲ 2 |
| 175 |  Papua New Guinea | 0% | – | ▲ 2 |
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