Annual freshwater withdrawals in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 175.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2022
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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 175.00 million billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 175.00 million billion cubic meters in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.60 million billion cubic meters, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 152nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.20 million billion cubic meters | 16.60 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 9 |
| 2000s | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 175.00 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 149 Sierra Leone 212.20 million billion cubic meters compare
- 150 Singapore 199.53 million billion cubic meters compare
- 151 Cape Verde 179.05 million billion cubic meters compare
- 153 Latvia 172.33 million billion cubic meters compare
- 154 Bahrain 155.10 million billion cubic meters compare
- 155 Liberia 145.90 million billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Guinea-Bissau?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Guinea-Bissau was 175.00 million 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 175.00 million billion cubic meters in 1996.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.60 million billion cubic meters in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.