Freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) 1980 - 2020

Description	Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production.
Unit of measure	%

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Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production.

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization

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	United States
1980	23.98
1981	25.14
1982	26.29
1983	27.41
1984	28.52
1985	29.61
1986	30.68
1987	31.74
1988	32.78
1989	33.80
1990	34.81
1991	34.85
1992	34.88
1993	34.91
1994	34.94
1995	34.97
1996	35.01
1997	35.04
1998	35.07
1999	35.10
2000	35.13
2001	34.93
2002	34.73
2003	34.52
2004	34.32
2005	34.12
2006	34.46
2007	34.83
2008	35.21
2009	35.62
2010	36.06
2011	36.73
2012	37.42
2013	38.14
2014	38.89
2015	39.66
2016	39.66
2017	39.66
2018	39.66
2019	39.66
2020	39.66

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Freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) 1980 - 2020

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