Puerto Rico vs Small states: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry over time
- Puerto Rico
- Small states
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 72.2% against 37.1% in Small states, a difference of 35.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 10th and Small states ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.4% | 36.7% | 35.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 38.0% | 34.2% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, industry, Puerto Rico or Small states?
- Puerto Rico, at 72.2% against 37.1% in Small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, industry between Puerto Rico and Small states?
- 35.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Small states?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Small states rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Puerto Rico ranks 10th and Small states ranks 8th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.