Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in United States of America
United States of America: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 47.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in United States of America, 1990–2022
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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in United States of America stood at 47.2%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in United States of America peaked at 54.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2015.
That places United States of America 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1991 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 47.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.5% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 51.8% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 47.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More infrastructure data for United States of America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 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 United States of America?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in United States of America was 47.2% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- United States of America ranks 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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.