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Groundwater Withdrawals: Annual per capita
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Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems — Groundwater Withdrawals: Annual per capita
Units: Cubic meters (m^3) per person

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  1973-2005
World
World {1} 105.7
 
 ISO1973-2005
Country
Albania {2}ALB184.5
Algeria {3}DZA118.8
Argentina {4}ARG180.4
Australia {5}AUS140.7
Austria {6}AUT174.0
Bangladesh {7}BGD97.8
Belarus {8}BLR117.3
Belgium {9}BEL81.1
Benin {10}BEN6.6
Botswana {11}BWA74.8
Brazil {12}BRA56.7
Brunei Darussalam {13}BRN138.9
Bulgaria {14}BGR565.5
Canada {15}CAN36.1
Chad {16}TCD17.2
China {17}CHN47.1
Congo {18}COG7.0
Cuba {19}CUB408.3
Cyprus {20}CYP129.9
Czech Rep {21}CZE48.4
Denmark {22}DNK172.2
Djibouti {23}DJI27.0
Egypt {24}EGY103.9
Finland {25}FIN39.2
France {26}FRA103.7
Gabon {27}GAB0.0
Georgia {28}GEO549.5
Germany {29}DEU89.4
Ghana {30}GHA5.5
Greece {31}GRC196.9
Guinea {32}GIN13.9
Guinea-Bissau {33}GNB22.7
Hungary {34}HUN97.9
Iceland {35}ISL749.1
India {36}IND224.5
Iran, Islamic Rep {37}IRN737.1
Iraq {38}IRQ13.1
Ireland {39}IRL55.4
Israel {40}ISR218.0
Italy {41}ITA244.2
Japan {42}JPN108.4
Jordan {43}JOR130.2
Kazakhstan {44}KAZ142.9
Korea, Rep {45}KOR55.5
Kuwait {46}KWT172.6
Kyrgyzstan {47}KGZ132.7
Lebanon {48}LBN144.1
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {49}LBY815.0
Lithuania {50}LTU56.1
Luxembourg {51}LUX74.1
Madagascar {52}MDG1.5
Malaysia {53}MYS19.6
Maldives {54}MDV0.0
Mali {55}MLI11.3
Malta {56}MLT77.9
Mauritania {57}MRT496.7
Mauritius {58}MUS119.0
Mexico {59}MEX275.4
Mongolia {60}MNG171.2
Morocco {61}MAR108.8
Namibia {62}NAM69.7
Netherlands {63}NLD73.6
Niger {64}NER13.9
Norway {65}NOR96.3
Oman {66}OMN262.0
Pakistan {67}PAK527.3
Peru {68}PER139.4
Philippines {69}PHL83.2
Poland {70}POL51.8
Portugal {71}PRT312.6
Qatar {72}QAT389.9
Romania {73}ROU157.0
Saudi Arabia {74}SAU869.9
Senegal {75}SEN47.1
Seychelles {76}SYC3.7
Slovakia {77}SVK111.9
Slovenia {78}SVN101.1
Somalia {79}SOM1.1
South Africa {80}ZAF61.8
Spain {81}ESP135.2
Sudan {82}SDN13.3
Sweden {83}SWE68.0
Switzerland {84}CHE126.4
Syrian Arab Rep {85}SYR130.0
Tajikistan {86}TJK405.9
Thailand {87}THA15.1
Tunisia {88}TUN199.6
Turkey {89}TUR120.5
Turkmenistan {90}TKM97.4
Ukraine {91}UKR77.3
United Arab Emirates {92}ARE640.8
United Kingdom {93}GBR43.3
United States {94}USA429.4
Uzbekistan {95}UZB331.2
Viet Nam {96}VNM12.1
Yemen {97}YEM142.4
Zambia {98}ZMB8.2
Zimbabwe {99}ZWE33.2

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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.

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