Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 7.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 7.1% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2014.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.6% | — |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 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 -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sub-Saharan Africa was 7.1% 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, industry recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.