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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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| 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. |