Annual freshwater withdrawals for agriculture are measured as a percentage of total national freshwater use. The World Development Indicators compiled this data for the most recent year available between 1987 and 2002. It covers total water withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production, including sources like desalination plants.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in agricultural water dependency using the annual percentage values across the 1987-2002 period.
- Benchmark national water use efficiency by comparing agriculture withdrawal percentages between countries.
- Model pressure on renewable water resources where withdrawal percentages exceed 100% due to nonrenewable aquifer use.
- Correlate irrigation and livestock production water needs with other agricultural or economic indicators.
Strengths
- Data covers a 16-year time range from 1987 to 2002.
- Includes withdrawals from significant non-conventional sources like desalination plants.
Limitations
- Data recency is limited, with the most recent year available being from 2002.
- Specific row count, sample size, and geographic coverage are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- World Development Indicators
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national and international sources on total water withdrawals.
- Time Range
- 1987-2002 (most recent year available for each datapoint)
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global country-level coverage (specific countries unknown)