Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 6.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2022
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
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 6.6% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 9.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1984.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.0% | — |
| 1971 | 8.5% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -35.0% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -91.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +116.1% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +219.2% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +219.2% | 1.6% | 5.2% |
| 1987 | +116.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| 1984 | -91.7% | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| 1980 | -35.0% | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| 2014 | +29.1% | 3.4% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More infrastructure data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 734.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9305 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Africa Eastern and Southern was 6.6% 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, industry recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1984.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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, industry (% 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 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.