In 2020, Colombia abstracted an estimated total of 173,882 hm³ of water, down from nearly 179,547 hm³ in the previous year. The largest source of water withdrawal was surface water, at 100,060 hm³. This was followed by soil water, which accounted for roughly 42 percent of Colombia's total water extraction in 2020. That same year, per capita water withdrawal in the South American country amounted to an estimated 3,452 m³.
Water withdrawals in Colombia in 2019 and 2020, by source
(in cubic hectometers)
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DANE (Colombia). (August 26, 2022). Water withdrawals in Colombia in 2019 and 2020, by source (in cubic hectometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386139/water-withdrawals-by-source-colombia/
DANE (Colombia). "Water withdrawals in Colombia in 2019 and 2020, by source (in cubic hectometers)." Chart. August 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386139/water-withdrawals-by-source-colombia/
DANE (Colombia). (2022). Water withdrawals in Colombia in 2019 and 2020, by source (in cubic hectometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386139/water-withdrawals-by-source-colombia/
DANE (Colombia). "Water Withdrawals in Colombia in 2019 and 2020, by Source (in Cubic Hectometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386139/water-withdrawals-by-source-colombia/
DANE (Colombia), Water withdrawals in Colombia in 2019 and 2020, by source (in cubic hectometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386139/water-withdrawals-by-source-colombia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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