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Groundwater Withdrawals: Withdrawals as a percent of annual recharge
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Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems — Groundwater Withdrawals: Withdrawals as a percent of annual recharge
Units: Percent

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 ISO1973-2005
Country
Albania {1}ALB9.7
Algeria {2}DZA195.0
Argentina {3}ARG3.7
Australia {4}AUS3.1
Austria {5}AUT23.3
Bangladesh {6}BGD50.7
Belarus {7}BLR6.7
Belgium {8}BEL88.9
Benin {9}BEN2.3
Botswana {10}BWA7.6
Brazil {11}BRA0.4
Brunei Darussalam {12}BRN40.0
Bulgaria {13}BGR78.1
Canada {14}CAN0.3
Chad {15}TCD0.9
China {16}CHN6.4
Congo {17}COG0.0
Cuba {18}CUB58.6
Cyprus {19}CYP24.4
Czech Rep {20}CZE35.0
Denmark {21}DNK20.9
Djibouti {22}DJI120.0
Egypt {23}EGY541.8
Finland {24}FIN9.1
France {25}FRA6.0
Gabon {26}GAB0.0
Georgia {27}GEO17.4
Germany {28}DEU15.5
Ghana {29}GHA0.4
Greece {30}GRC19.4
Guinea {31}GIN0.2
Guinea-Bissau {32}GNB0.2
Hungary {33}HUN16.7
Iceland {34}ISL0.8
India {35}IND45.4
Iran, Islamic Rep {36}IRN58.8
Iraq {37}IRQ16.7
Ireland {38}IRL1.9
Israel {39}ISR240.0
Italy {40}ITA32.3
Japan {41}JPN50.4
Jordan {42}JOR100.0
Kazakhstan {43}KAZ39.3
Korea, Rep {44}KOR18.8
Kyrgyzstan {45}KGZ4.4
Lebanon {46}LBN12.5
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {47}LBY853.6
Lithuania {48}LTU16.7
Luxembourg {49}LUX37.5
Madagascar {50}MDG0.0
Malaysia {51}MYS0.6
Maldives {52}MDV0.0
Mali {53}MLI0.5
Malta {54}MLT60.0
Mauritania {55}MRT300.0
Mauritius {56}MUS16.6
Mexico {57}MEX18.1
Mongolia {58}MNG6.6
Morocco {59}MAR31.7
Namibia {60}NAM6.3
Netherlands {61}NLD24.4
Niger {62}NER4.0
Norway {63}NOR0.4
Oman {64}OMN41.9
Pakistan {65}PAK109.1
Peru {66}PER0.7
Philippines {67}PHL2.2
Poland {68}POL16.0
Portugal {69}PRT77.5
Qatar {70}QAT400.0
Romania {71}ROU43.4
Saudi Arabia {72}SAU654.5
Senegal {73}SEN8.6
Slovakia {74}SVK34.7
Slovenia {75}SVN1.5
Somalia {76}SOM0.4
South Africa {77}ZAF37.5
Spain {78}ESP18.1
Sudan {79}SDN4.3
Sweden {80}SWE3.0
Switzerland {81}CHE36.0
Syrian Arab Rep {82}SYR42.9
Tajikistan {83}TJK38.3
Thailand {84}THA1.7
Tunisia {85}TUN127.1
Turkey {86}TUR11.0
Turkmenistan {87}TKM111.1
Ukraine {88}UKR20.0
United Arab Emirates {89}ARE1,333.3
United Kingdom {90}GBR25.5
United States {91}USA8.4
Uzbekistan {92}UZB84.1
Viet Nam {93}VNM1.7
Yemen {94}YEM93.3
Zambia {95}ZMB0.1
Zimbabwe {96}ZWE7.0

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Footnotes
1 - Albania
  1989 value
2 - Algeria
  1989 value
3 - Argentina
  1975 value
4 - Australia
  1985 value
5 - Austria
  1995 value
6 - Bangladesh
  1990 value
7 - Belarus
  1989 value
8 - Belgium
  1980 value
9 - Benin
  2000 value
10 - Botswana
  2000 value
11 - Brazil
  1987 value
12 - Brunei Darussalam
  1994 value
13 - Bulgaria
  1988 value
14 - Canada
  1990 value
15 - Chad
  1990 value
16 - China
  1988 value
17 - Congo
  2000 value
18 - Cuba
  1975 value
19 - Cyprus
  1998 value
20 - Czech Rep
  1995 value
21 - Denmark
  1995 value
22 - Djibouti
  2000 value
23 - Egypt
  1995 value
24 - Finland
  1995 value
25 - France
  1994 value
26 - Gabon
  1989 value
27 - Georgia
  1990 value
28 - Germany
  1990 value
29 - Ghana
  2000 value
30 - Greece
  1990 value
31 - Guinea
  1985 value
32 - Guinea-Bissau
  2000 value
33 - Hungary
  1995 value
34 - Iceland
  1995 value
35 - India
  1990 value
36 - Iran, Islamic Rep
  1980 value
37 - Iraq
  1985 value
38 - Ireland
  1995 value
39 - Israel
  1996 value
40 - Italy
  1992 value
41 - Japan
  1995 value
42 - Jordan
  1993 value
43 - Kazakhstan
  1993 value
44 - Korea, Rep
  1995 value
45 - Kyrgyzstan
  1994 value
46 - Lebanon
  1991 value
47 - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  2000 value
48 - Lithuania
  1995 value
49 - Luxembourg
  1995 value
50 - Madagascar
  2000 value
51 - Malaysia
  1995 value
52 - Maldives
  1987 value
53 - Mali
  1989 value
54 - Malta
  1998 value
55 - Mauritania
  1985 value
56 - Mauritius
  2005 value
57 - Mexico
  1995 value
58 - Mongolia
  1993 value
59 - Morocco
  2000 value
60 - Namibia
  2000 value
61 - Netherlands
  1990 value
62 - Niger
  1988 value
63 - Norway
  1985 value
64 - Oman
  1985 value
65 - Pakistan
  1991 value
66 - Peru
  1973 value
67 - Philippines
  1980 value
68 - Poland
  1995 value
69 - Portugal
  1995 value
70 - Qatar
  1994 value
71 - Romania
  1993 value
72 - Saudi Arabia
  1990 value
73 - Senegal
  1985 value
74 - Slovakia
  1995 value
75 - Slovenia
  1994 value
76 - Somalia
  2005 value
77 - South Africa
  1980 value
78 - Spain
  1995 value
79 - Sudan
  1985 value
80 - Sweden
  1995 value
81 - Switzerland
  1995 value
82 - Syrian Arab Rep
  1993 value
83 - Tajikistan
  1994 value
84 - Thailand
  1980 value
85 - Tunisia
  2000 value
86 - Turkey
  1995 value
87 - Turkmenistan
  1994 value
88 - Ukraine
  1989 value
89 - United Arab Emirates
  1995 value
90 - United Kingdom
  1995 value
91 - United States
  1990 value
92 - Uzbekistan
  1994 value
93 - Viet Nam
  1990 value
94 - Yemen
  1985 value
95 - Zambia
  1990 value
96 - Zimbabwe
  2000 value

Source
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 Groundwater 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.

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