Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America
United States of America: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic was 13.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America, 1990–2022
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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America stood at 13.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America peaked at 13.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1990.
That places United States of America 120th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 13.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.7%, 46% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More infrastructure data for United States of America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in United States of America was 13.1% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- United States of America ranks 120th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.