Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 24.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in New Zealand, 1985–2022
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
New Zealand recorded 24.0% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in New Zealand peaked at 24.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 10.0% | — |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 24.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +37.7% | 8.3% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 8.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 24.0% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 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 New Zealand?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in New Zealand was 24.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- New Zealand ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.