Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in North America
North America: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 49.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in North America, 2014–2022
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
North America recorded 49.4% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in North America peaked at 50.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2021.
That places North America 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50.3% | — |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near North America
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in North America?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in North America was 49.4% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2021.
- How does North America rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North 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, 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.