As of 2020, around 92 percent of the total water withdrawal in Iran was used for agricultural purposes. Yemen followed this at 90.74 percent and Saudi Arabia at 81.56 percent. In comparison, Bahrain used only a third of its total water withdrawal for agriculture.
Water usage for agriculture
The agricultural sector depends heavily on the supply of water. Securing a water source is crucial to setting up a farming endeavor. The Middle East and North Africa belong to the world's driest regions. Therefore, the region's agricultural sector can not rely on rainfall alone.
Consequently, the irrigated gross value added in agricultural GDP of the Gulf Cooperation Council region and Egypt was 100 percent.
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