During 2020, the amount of groundwater abstracted in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region was about 18.6 billion cubic meters, compared to about 26.6 billion cubic meters in 2018.
Abstraction volume of fresh groundwater in the Gulf Cooperation Council region from 2011 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters)
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GCC-Stat. (November 15, 2021). Abstraction volume of fresh groundwater in the Gulf Cooperation Council region from 2011 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800410/gcc-fresh-groundwater-abstraction-volume/
GCC-Stat. "Abstraction volume of fresh groundwater in the Gulf Cooperation Council region from 2011 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800410/gcc-fresh-groundwater-abstraction-volume/
GCC-Stat. (2021). Abstraction volume of fresh groundwater in the Gulf Cooperation Council region from 2011 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800410/gcc-fresh-groundwater-abstraction-volume/
GCC-Stat. "Abstraction Volume of Fresh Groundwater in The Gulf Cooperation Council Region from 2011 to 2020 (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800410/gcc-fresh-groundwater-abstraction-volume/
GCC-Stat, Abstraction volume of fresh groundwater in the Gulf Cooperation Council region from 2011 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800410/gcc-fresh-groundwater-abstraction-volume/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Abstraction volume of fresh groundwater in the Gulf Cooperation Council region from 2011 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], GCC-Stat, November 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/800410/gcc-fresh-groundwater-abstraction-volume/