Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ireland
Ireland: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 31.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ireland, 1980–2022
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
Ireland recorded 31.8% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ireland peaked at 49.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2007.
Ireland ranks 37th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.3% | — |
| 1981 | 48.9% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 47.6% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 40.6% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -39.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +53.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +66.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 46.3% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 33.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 7.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 19.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.8% | 33.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 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, industry in Ireland?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ireland was 31.8% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.