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"Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems -- Groundwater Withdrawals: Annual per capita"

"Units: Cubic meters (m^3) per person"

,,1973-2005,
World
"World {1}","",105.7,

,,1973-2005,
Country
"Albania {2}","ALB",184.5,
"Algeria {3}","DZA",118.8,
"Argentina {4}","ARG",180.4,
"Australia {5}","AUS",140.7,
"Austria {6}","AUT",174.0,
"Bangladesh {7}","BGD",97.8,
"Belarus {8}","BLR",117.3,
"Belgium {9}","BEL",81.1,
"Benin {10}","BEN",6.6,
"Botswana {11}","BWA",74.8,
"Brazil {12}","BRA",56.7,
"Brunei Darussalam {13}","BRN",138.9,
"Bulgaria {14}","BGR",565.5,
"Canada {15}","CAN",36.1,
"Chad {16}","TCD",17.2,
"China {17}","CHN",47.1,
"Congo {18}","COG",7.0,
"Cuba {19}","CUB",408.3,
"Cyprus {20}","CYP",129.9,
"Czech Rep {21}","CZE",48.4,
"Denmark {22}","DNK",172.2,
"Djibouti {23}","DJI",27.0,
"Egypt {24}","EGY",103.9,
"Finland {25}","FIN",39.2,
"France {26}","FRA",103.7,
"Gabon {27}","GAB",0.0,
"Georgia {28}","GEO",549.5,
"Germany {29}","DEU",89.4,
"Ghana {30}","GHA",5.5,
"Greece {31}","GRC",196.9,
"Guinea {32}","GIN",13.9,
"Guinea-Bissau {33}","GNB",22.7,
"Hungary {34}","HUN",97.9,
"Iceland {35}","ISL",749.1,
"India {36}","IND",224.5,
"Iran, Islamic Rep {37}","IRN",737.1,
"Iraq {38}","IRQ",13.1,
"Ireland {39}","IRL",55.4,
"Israel {40}","ISR",218.0,
"Italy {41}","ITA",244.2,
"Japan {42}","JPN",108.4,
"Jordan {43}","JOR",130.2,
"Kazakhstan {44}","KAZ",142.9,
"Korea, Rep {45}","KOR",55.5,
"Kuwait {46}","KWT",172.6,
"Kyrgyzstan {47}","KGZ",132.7,
"Lebanon {48}","LBN",144.1,
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {49}","LBY",815.0,
"Lithuania {50}","LTU",56.1,
"Luxembourg {51}","LUX",74.1,
"Madagascar {52}","MDG",1.5,
"Malaysia {53}","MYS",19.6,
"Maldives {54}","MDV",0.0,
"Mali {55}","MLI",11.3,
"Malta {56}","MLT",77.9,
"Mauritania {57}","MRT",496.7,
"Mauritius {58}","MUS",119.0,
"Mexico {59}","MEX",275.4,
"Mongolia {60}","MNG",171.2,
"Morocco {61}","MAR",108.8,
"Namibia {62}","NAM",69.7,
"Netherlands {63}","NLD",73.6,
"Niger {64}","NER",13.9,
"Norway {65}","NOR",96.3,
"Oman {66}","OMN",262.0,
"Pakistan {67}","PAK",527.3,
"Peru {68}","PER",139.4,
"Philippines {69}","PHL",83.2,
"Poland {70}","POL",51.8,
"Portugal {71}","PRT",312.6,
"Qatar {72}","QAT",389.9,
"Romania {73}","ROU",157.0,
"Saudi Arabia {74}","SAU",869.9,
"Senegal {75}","SEN",47.1,
"Seychelles {76}","SYC",3.7,
"Slovakia {77}","SVK",111.9,
"Slovenia {78}","SVN",101.1,
"Somalia {79}","SOM",1.1,
"South Africa {80}","ZAF",61.8,
"Spain {81}","ESP",135.2,
"Sudan {82}","SDN",13.3,
"Sweden {83}","SWE",68.0,
"Switzerland {84}","CHE",126.4,
"Syrian Arab Rep {85}","SYR",130.0,
"Tajikistan {86}","TJK",405.9,
"Thailand {87}","THA",15.1,
"Tunisia {88}","TUN",199.6,
"Turkey {89}","TUR",120.5,
"Turkmenistan {90}","TKM",97.4,
"Ukraine {91}","UKR",77.3,
"United Arab Emirates {92}","ARE",640.8,
"United Kingdom {93}","GBR",43.3,
"United States {94}","USA",429.4,
"Uzbekistan {95}","UZB",331.2,
"Viet Nam {96}","VNM",12.1,
"Yemen {97}","YEM",142.4,
"Zambia {98}","ZMB",8.2,
"Zimbabwe {99}","ZWE",33.2,

Footnotes
"1 -- World"
"1995 value"

"2 -- Albania"
"1989 value"

"3 -- Algeria"
"1989 value"

"4 -- Argentina"
"1975 value"

"5 -- Australia"
"1985 value; Population data includes Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island"

"6 -- Austria"
"1995 value"

"7 -- Bangladesh"
"1990 value"

"8 -- Belarus"
"1989 value"

"9 -- Belgium"
"1980 value"

"10 -- Benin"
"2000 value"

"11 -- Botswana"
"2000 value"

"12 -- Brazil"
"1987 value"

"13 -- Brunei Darussalam"
"1994 value"

"14 -- Bulgaria"
"1988 value"

"15 -- Canada"
"1990 value"

"16 -- Chad"
"1990 value"

"17 -- China"
"1988 value; Population data does not include Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China"

"18 -- Congo"
"2000 value"

"19 -- Cuba"
"1975 value"

"20 -- Cyprus"
"1998 value"

"21 -- Czech Rep"
"1995 value"

"22 -- Denmark"
"1995 value"

"23 -- Djibouti"
"2000 value"

"24 -- Egypt"
"2000 value"

"25 -- Finland"
"1995 value"

"26 -- France"
"1994 value"

"27 -- Gabon"
"1989 value"

"28 -- Georgia"
"1990 value"

"29 -- Germany"
"1990 value"

"30 -- Ghana"
"2000 value"

"31 -- Greece"
"1990 value"

"32 -- Guinea"
"1985 value"

"33 -- Guinea-Bissau"
"2000 value"

"34 -- Hungary"
"1995 value"

"35 -- Iceland"
"1995 value"

"36 -- India"
"1990 value"

"37 -- Iran, Islamic Rep"
"1980 value"

"38 -- Iraq"
"1985 value"

"39 -- Ireland"
"1995 value"

"40 -- Israel"
"1996 value"

"41 -- Italy"
"1992 value"

"42 -- Japan"
"1995 value"

"43 -- Jordan"
"1993 value"

"44 -- Kazakhstan"
"1993 value"

"45 -- Korea, Rep"
"1995 value"

"46 -- Kuwait"
"1994 value"

"47 -- Kyrgyzstan"
"1994 value"

"48 -- Lebanon"
"1991 value"

"49 -- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya"
"2000 value"

"50 -- Lithuania"
"1995 value"

"51 -- Luxembourg"
"1995 value"

"52 -- Madagascar"
"2000 value"

"53 -- Malaysia"
"1995 value"

"54 -- Maldives"
"1987 value"

"55 -- Mali"
"1989 value"

"56 -- Malta"
"1998 value"

"57 -- Mauritania"
"1985 value"

"58 -- Mauritius"
"2005 value; Population data includes Agalega Rodrigues and Saint Brandon"

"59 -- Mexico"
"1995 value"

"60 -- Mongolia"
"1993 value"

"61 -- Morocco"
"2000 value"

"62 -- Namibia"
"2000 value"

"63 -- Netherlands"
"1990 value"

"64 -- Niger"
"1988 value"

"65 -- Norway"
"1985 value"

"66 -- Oman"
"1985 value"

"67 -- Pakistan"
"1991 value"

"68 -- Peru"
"1973 value"

"69 -- Philippines"
"1980 value"

"70 -- Poland"
"1995 value"

"71 -- Portugal"
"1995 value"

"72 -- Qatar"
"1994 value"

"73 -- Romania"
"1993 value"

"74 -- Saudi Arabia"
"1990 value"

"75 -- Senegal"
"1985 value"

"76 -- Seychelles"
"2005 value"

"77 -- Slovakia"
"1995 value"

"78 -- Slovenia"
"1994 value"

"79 -- Somalia"
"2005 value"

"80 -- South Africa"
"1980 value"

"81 -- Spain"
"1995 value"

"82 -- Sudan"
"1985 value"

"83 -- Sweden"
"1995 value"

"84 -- Switzerland"
"1995 value"

"85 -- Syrian Arab Rep"
"1993 value"

"86 -- Tajikistan"
"1994 value"

"87 -- Thailand"
"1980 value"

"88 -- Tunisia"
"2000 value"

"89 -- Turkey"
"1995 value"

"90 -- Turkmenistan"
"1994 value"

"91 -- Ukraine"
"1989 value"

"92 -- United Arab Emirates"
"1995 value"

"93 -- United Kingdom"
"1995 value"

"94 -- United States"
"1990 value"

"95 -- Uzbekistan"
"1994 value"

"96 -- Viet Nam"
"1990 value"

"97 -- Yemen"
"1985 value"

"98 -- Zambia"
"1990 value"

"99 -- Zimbabwe"
"2000 value"

Source
"Groundwater Withdrawal Data:"
"Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Land and Water Development Division. 2003. AQUASTAT online database. Rome: FAO. Available on-line at http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/agl/aglw/aquastat/dbase/index.stm."
""
"WRI Compilation:"
"Bureau de Recherche Géologique et Minière (BRGM). 1990. Les Eaux Souterraines dans le Monde. France."
"Economic Commission for Europe. 1992. The Environment in Europe and North America. United Nations, New York."
"Margat, J. and D. Vallee. 1999. Blue Plan-Water Resources and Uses in the Mediterranean Countries. Sophia Antipolis."
"Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). 1997. OECD Environmental Data Compendium 1997. Paris."
"Shiklomanov, I.A. 1997. Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World. Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm."
""
"Population Data:Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. 2003. World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision. Dataset on CD-ROM. New York: United Nations. Available on-line at  http://www.un.org/esa/population/ordering.htm."


Technical Notes
"Definition:"
"Annual per capita groundwater withdrawals refers to the total abstractions from groundwater sources, including nonrenewable sources per year per person. Groundwater is defined as any subsurface water that exists in the zone of saturation (i.e., below the water table). This water is commonly present as underground streams and aquifers and often feeds wells and springs on the surface."
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"Withdrawals are made from groundwater sources for use in the agricultural, domestic, and industrial sectors. Excessive reduction of the groundwater supply (i.e., beyond its capacity to recharge) will lower the water table and can result in several detrimental effects to the usable groundwater supply, including dry wells, increased land subsidence, and saltwater encroachment."
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"Years Covered and Frequency of Update:"
"Annual per capita groundwater withdrawal totals are for the years 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987-1996, 1998, 2000, and 2005, as determined by the year of the original total annual groundwater withdrawal data. Since data are sparse and time series rarely include more than one data point per country, data have been presented as a single column (1973-2005). The value presented is the most recent total reported for a given country. The actual year each value was reported is available within the footnote for each country. "
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"The Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) AQUASTAT database is updated as new data become available, or when the FAO conducts special regional studies.   "
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"Methodology:"
"Data are calculated by dividing the total annual groundwater withdrawal value for a given country by the estimated total population value for that country of the corresponding year."
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"Population data are from the United Nations (U.N.) Population Division's World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision. For more information about the collection methodology and reliability of the U.N. population data, please refer to the EarthTrends technical notes on population. "
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"Groundwater resources are often estimated by measuring rainfall or aquifer levels in arid areas where rainfall is assumed to infiltrate the ground. In humid areas, groundwater is estimated as equal to the base flow of all rivers in a particular country."
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"Most data for this variable were collected by WRI staff in 2000 from several disparate publication sources (see source notes). The publications used in the WRI compilation are comprehensive regional assessments of numerous hydrologic variables. Please refer to individual sources for details of author methodologies."
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"In 2005, these data were complemented with values available from the FAO AQUASTAT database (available on-line here). The FAO collects its data for AQUASTAT from a number of sources; preferred data comes from the literature or national and sub-national surveys and reports. In most cases, a critical analysis of the information is necessary to ensure consistency between the different data collected for a given country. When possible, cross-checking of information between countries was used to improve assessment in countries where information was limited."
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"For more information please see the following publication: Review of World Water Resources by Country: Water Reports 23. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Rome: 2003."
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"Data Reliability:"
"Although substantial care was taken when compiling the original data for this variable, freshwater data are generally of poor quality. Information sources are numerous but rarely complete. Access to information on water resources is still sometimes restricted for reasons related to sensitivity at the regional level. Despite the FAO's rigorous guidelines for calculating final AQUASTAT variable values, the accuracy and reliability of the original information provided varies greatly among regions, countries, and categories of information, as does the year in which the information was gathered. In addition, during the WRI compilation, country-level values taken from the regional assessments occasionally incorporated subtle variations in the corresponding definition terminology. Country-level values were also sometimes estimated from graphs and charts within these assessments. As a result, no consistency can be ensured at the regional level on the duration and dates of the period of reference. Cross-country comparisons should therefore be made with caution."