Annual freshwater withdrawals in Cuba
Cuba: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 6.96 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Cuba, 1995–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 6.96 billion billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Cuba peaked at 6.96 billion billion cubic meters in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.94 billion billion cubic meters, in 2007.
Cuba ranks 59th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.22 billion billion cubic meters | 5.21 billion billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.35 billion billion cubic meters | 4.94 billion billion cubic meters | 6.06 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 billion billion cubic meters | 6.02 billion billion cubic meters | 6.96 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 billion billion cubic meters | 6.96 billion billion cubic meters | 6.96 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 56 Kyrgyzstan 7.71 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 57 Laos 7.35 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 7.14 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 60 Malaysia 6.71 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 61 Portugal 6.13 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 62 Libya 5.72 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.28 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4188 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0173 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Cuba?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Cuba was 6.96 billion billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 billion billion cubic meters in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 billion billion cubic meters in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Cuba ranks 59th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.