Annual freshwater withdrawals in Morocco
Morocco: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 10.57 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Morocco, 1975–2022
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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals in Morocco stood at 10.57 billion billion cubic meters.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Morocco peaked at 14.81 billion billion cubic meters in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.00 billion billion cubic meters, in 1975.
Morocco ranks 44th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.42 billion billion cubic meters | 9.00 billion billion cubic meters | 9.84 billion billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.51 billion billion cubic meters | 10.05 billion billion cubic meters | 11.00 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.22 billion billion cubic meters | 9.98 billion billion cubic meters | 12.28 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.00 billion billion cubic meters | 11.10 billion billion cubic meters | 14.81 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 billion billion cubic meters | 10.57 billion billion cubic meters | 10.57 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.57 billion billion cubic meters | 10.57 billion billion cubic meters | 10.57 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 41 Nigeria 12.47 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 42 Australia 11.62 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 43 Tajikistan 10.60 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 45 Ethiopia 10.55 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 46 Algeria 10.29 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 47 Greece 10.05 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Morocco?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Morocco was 10.57 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 billion billion cubic meters in 2002.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.00 billion billion cubic meters in 1975.
- How does Morocco rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Morocco ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.