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Environment > Water > Percent of water resources used: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Proportion of total water resources used, percentage.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 KuwaitKuwait 2,075% 2000
2 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,867% 2005
3 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 934.2% 2005
4 LibyaLibya 609.7% 2000
5 QatarQatar 381% 2005
6 BahrainBahrain 205.8% 2005
7 YemenYemen 168.6% 2005
8 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 111.1% 2005
9 BarbadosBarbados 108% 2005
10 UzbekistanUzbekistan 100.6% 2005
11 EgyptEgypt 96.56% 2000
12 JordanJordan 90.46% 2005
13 SyriaSyria 86.37% 2005
14 OmanOman 83.93% 2005
15 IsraelIsrael 79.72% 2005
16 PakistanPakistan 74.35% 2010
17 IraqIraq 73.44% 2000
18 MaltaMalta 71.29% 2000
19 IranIran 67.85% 2005
20 TunisiaTunisia 61% 2000
21 TajikistanTajikistan 51.07% 2005
22 PalestinePalestine 49.94% 2005
23 AlgeriaAlgeria 48.89% 2000
24 MoroccoMorocco 43.45% 2000
25 SudanSudan 42.78% 2005
26 ArmeniaArmenia 36.79% 2005
27 South KoreaSouth Korea 36.54% 2000
28 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 34.75% 2005
29 BelgiumBelgium 33.97% 2005
30 IndiaIndia 33.88% 2010
31 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 32.63% 2005
32 AfghanistanAfghanistan 31.04% 2000
33 SpainSpain 29.02% 2010
34 BulgariaBulgaria 28.73% 2010
35 MauritiusMauritius 26.35% 2005
36 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 26.06% 2005
37 Sri LankaSri Lanka 24.53% 2005
38 South AfricaSouth Africa 24.28% 2000
39 ItalyItaly 23.69% 2000
40 SwazilandSwaziland 23.1% 2000
41 SomaliaSomalia 22.44% 2005
42 ZimbabweZimbabwe 21.02% 2000
43 GermanyGermany 20.97% 2005
44 JapanJapan 20.9% 2000
45 ChinaChina 19.51% 2005
46 PolandPoland 19.4% 2010
=47 KazakhstanKazakhstan 18.59% 2010
=47 LebanonLebanon 18.59% 2005
49 TurkeyTurkey 18.48% 2005
50 CyprusCyprus 18.4% 2010
51 MexicoMexico 17.58% 2010
52 PhilippinesPhilippines 17.03% 2010
53 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 16.15% 2005
54 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 16.06% 2005
55 MaldivesMaldives 15.67% 2010
56 United StatesUnited States 15.57% 2005
57 FranceFrance 14.98% 2005
58 East TimorEast Timor 14.27% 2005
59 EstoniaEstonia 14.02% 2005
60 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 14.01% 2005
61 UkraineUkraine 13.78% 2005
62 ThailandThailand 13.07% 2005
63 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 12.92% 2005
64 GreeceGreece 12.71% 2005
65 PortugalPortugal 12.32% 2000
66 MauritaniaMauritania 11.84% 2005
67 NetherlandsNetherlands 11.66% 2010
68 CubaCuba 11.61% 2005
69 DenmarkDenmark 10.75% 2010
70 JamaicaJamaica 9.86% 1995
71 LithuaniaLithuania 9.55% 2005
72 VietnamVietnam 9.26% 2005
73 EritreaEritrea 9.24% 2005
74 MoldovaMoldova 9.14% 2005
75 KenyaKenya 8.91% 2005
76 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 8.84% 2005
77 HaitiHaiti 8.55% 2000
78 MalawiMalawi 7.85% 2005
79 BelarusBelarus 7.48% 2000
80 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7.3% 2005
81 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6.77% 2000
82 MaliMali 6.55% 2000
83 DjiboutiDjibouti 6.27% 2000
84 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.03% 2000
85 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 5.73% 2000
86 SenegalSenegal 5.72% 2000
87 IndonesiaIndonesia 5.61% 2000
88 TanzaniaTanzania 5.38% 2000
89 HungaryHungary 5.37% 2005
90 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5.13% 1995
91 MadagascarMadagascar 4.9% 2000
92 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.89% 2000
93 AustriaAustria 4.7% 2000
94 AustraliaAustralia 4.58% 2000
95 NigeriaNigeria 4.58% 2005
96 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.56% 2000
97 NepalNepal 4.52% 2005
98 ArgentinaArgentina 3.99% 2000
99 RomaniaRomania 3.25% 2010
100 AlbaniaAlbania 3.14% 2005
101 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.11% 2005
102 SloveniaSlovenia 2.96% 2010
=103 BangladeshBangladesh 2.92% 2010
=103 NigerNiger 2.92% 2005
105 ChileChile 2.89% 2005
106 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.86% 2005
107 BurmaBurma 2.85% 2000
108 UruguayUruguay 2.63% 2000
109 SerbiaSerbia 2.54% 2010
110 EcuadorEcuador 2.34% 2005
111 BurundiBurundi 2.3% 2000
112 HondurasHonduras 2.21% 2005
113 ChadChad 2.05% 2005
114 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.94% 2000
115 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.93% 2005
116 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.91% 2005
117 GhanaGhana 1.85% 2000
118 NamibiaNamibia 1.62% 2000
119 BotswanaBotswana 1.58% 2000
120 MongoliaMongolia 1.58% 2010
121 RwandaRwanda 1.58% 2000
122 SwedenSweden 1.5% 2005
123 ZambiaZambia 1.49% 2000
124 FinlandFinland 1.49% 2005
125 RussiaRussia 1.47% 2000
126 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.45% 2000
127 LesothoLesotho 1.45% 2000
128 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.37% 2005
129 BelizeBelize 1.2% 2000
130 LatviaLatvia 1.18% 2000
131 TogoTogo 1.15% 2000
132 GambiaGambia 1.13% 2000
133 BruneiBrunei 1.08% 1995
134 LaosLaos 1.05% 2005
135 PeruPeru 1.01% 2000
136 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.904% 2010
137 ComorosComoros 0.833% 2000
138 NorwayNorway 0.769% 2005
139 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.735% 2000
140 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.706% 2000
141 BrazilBrazil 0.705% 2005
142 GuyanaGuyana 0.68% 2000
143 PanamaPanama 0.614% 2000
144 CroatiaCroatia 0.596% 2010
145 ColombiaColombia 0.593% 2000
146 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.565% 2000
147 SurinameSuriname 0.549% 2000
148 BeninBenin 0.493% 2000
149 UgandaUganda 0.481% 2000
150 AngolaAngola 0.477% 2005
151 CambodiaCambodia 0.459% 2005
152 BhutanBhutan 0.433% 2010
153 BoliviaBolivia 0.425% 2000
154 MozambiqueMozambique 0.407% 2000
155 CameroonCameroon 0.339% 2000
156 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.321% 1995
157 FijiFiji 0.286% 2000
158 GuineaGuinea 0.245% 2000
159 ParaguayParaguay 0.146% 2000
160 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.133% 2005
161 IcelandIceland 0.0971% 2005
162 GabonGabon 0.0848% 2005
163 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0669% 2000
164 LiberiaLiberia 0.0564% 2000
165 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0533% 2005
166 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0502% 2005
167 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.049% 2005

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Interesting observations about Environment > Water > Percent of water resources used

  • Saudi Arabia has ranked in the top 2 for water > percent of water resources used since 1990.
  • Papua New Guinea has ranked last for water > percent of water resources used since 2000.
  • United Arab Emirates has ranked in the top 2 for water > percent of water resources used since 1995.
  • Libya has ranked in the top 3 for water > percent of water resources used since 1990.
  • Bahrain has ranked in the top 4 for water > percent of water resources used since 1990.
  • Qatar has ranked in the top 4 for water > percent of water resources used since 1995.
  • Yemen has ranked in the top 5 for water > percent of water resources used since 1990.
  • Jordan has ranked in the top 9 for water > percent of water resources used since 1990.
  • Turkmenistan has ranked in the top 8 for water > percent of water resources used since 1995.
  • Uzbekistan has ranked in the top 8 for water > percent of water resources used since 1995.
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