Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Malawi
Malawi: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic was 10.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Malawi, 1994–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 10.5% for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Malawi peaked at 10.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 135th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.1% | — |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Malawi?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Malawi was 10.5% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- Malawi ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.