Annual freshwater withdrawals in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 33.23 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Myanmar, 1987–2022
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
Myanmar recorded 33.23 billion billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Myanmar peaked at 33.23 billion billion cubic meters in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.26 billion billion cubic meters, in 1987.
Myanmar ranks 23rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.64 billion billion cubic meters | 28.26 billion billion cubic meters | 29.02 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.12 billion billion cubic meters | 29.40 billion billion cubic meters | 32.84 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 33.23 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 20 Bangladesh 35.87 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 21 Chile 35.37 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 22 Italy 33.78 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 24 South Korea 29.20 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 25 Spain 29.02 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 26 Sudan 26.93 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 117.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.16 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 63.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 72.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0586 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Myanmar?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Myanmar was 33.23 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 33.23 billion billion cubic meters in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.26 billion billion cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.