Global freshwater withdrawals for agriculture, industry and domestic uses have increased increased from 2014 to 2019, when water extractions reached almost four trillion cubic meters. However, withdrawals experienced a slight decrease of 0.6 percent in 2020 most probably caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect in the global economy.
Total water withdrawals worldwide for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses in from 2014 to 2020
(in billion cubic meters)
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World Bank. (May 31, 2023). Total water withdrawals worldwide for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses in from 2014 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199817/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-worldwide/
World Bank. "Total water withdrawals worldwide for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses in from 2014 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199817/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-worldwide/
World Bank. (2023). Total water withdrawals worldwide for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses in from 2014 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199817/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-worldwide/
World Bank. "Total Water Withdrawals Worldwide for Agriculture, Industry, and Domestic Uses in from 2014 to 2020 (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199817/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-worldwide/
World Bank, Total water withdrawals worldwide for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses in from 2014 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199817/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total water withdrawals worldwide for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses in from 2014 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], World Bank, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199817/annual-freshwater-withdrawals-worldwide/
