Annual freshwater withdrawals in Uganda
Uganda: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 637.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Uganda, 1970–2022
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
Uganda recorded 637.00 million billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Uganda peaked at 637.00 million billion cubic meters in 2008 and was at its lowest, 200.00 million billion cubic meters, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 129th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 219.44 million billion cubic meters | 200.00 million billion cubic meters | 238.88 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 262.64 million billion cubic meters | 243.20 million billion cubic meters | 282.08 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.84 million billion cubic meters | 286.40 million billion cubic meters | 325.28 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 480.71 million billion cubic meters | 329.60 million billion cubic meters | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 637.00 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 683.60 million billion cubic meters compare
- 127 Croatia 679.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 128 South Sudan 658.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 130 Mauritius 632.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 131 Suriname 615.90 million billion cubic meters compare
- 132 Rwanda 610.00 million billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Uganda?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Uganda was 637.00 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 637.00 million billion cubic meters in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 200.00 million billion cubic meters in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Uganda ranks 129th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.