Global Sub-National Water Consumption Estimates with Sectoral Breakdown
by xin zhang·Updated 12d ago
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Description
1,705.715 km3/yr is the multi-year average of global water consumption, with agricultural use accounting for 92.15%. The dataset, created by Xin Zhang and last updated in 2026, provides corrected and calculated water consumption coefficients for agricultural and industrial/municipal sectors at a sub-national level. It is based on existing sub-national water withdrawal data and incorporates a trapezoid model and socio-economic indicator trends.
Use Cases
Modeling water resource restoration processes based on sectoral water consumption trends.
Assessing water pressure and sustainability goals based on sub-national consumption data.
Analyzing the role of industrial water consumption in achieving peak water use targets.
Spatially quantifying agricultural water use efficiency based on utilization coefficients.
Strengths
Provides a specific global multi-year average water consumption figure of 1,705.715 km3/yr.
Offers a detailed sectoral breakdown, specifying agricultural water consumption accounts for 92.15%.
Applies a methodological correction for industrial/municipal water consumption coefficients.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The description suggests conclusions are difficult to unify due to methodological transformations.
Provenance
Source
figshare
Collection Method
Based on existing sub-national water withdrawal data, spatially quantified using a trapezoid model and socio-economic indicator trends.
Time Range
Multi-year average, specific years not provided.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-25 01:13:16; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Global, with continental breakdowns mentioned (Asia, Africa, others).
Data is packaged in a 71.6 MB ZIP file; contents and structure are not detailed.