Annual freshwater withdrawals in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 4.51 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Uruguay, 1965–2022
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
Uruguay recorded 4.51 billion billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Uruguay peaked at 4.51 billion billion cubic meters in 2022 and was at its lowest, 650.00 million billion cubic meters, in 1965.
That places Uruguay 70th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 822.00 million billion cubic meters | 650.00 million billion cubic meters | 994.00 million billion cubic meters | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.47 billion billion cubic meters | 1.08 billion billion cubic meters | 1.85 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 billion billion cubic meters | 1.94 billion billion cubic meters | 2.71 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 billion billion cubic meters | 2.80 billion billion cubic meters | 3.57 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 billion billion cubic meters | 3.66 billion billion cubic meters | 3.97 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 billion billion cubic meters | 4.01 billion billion cubic meters | 4.32 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 billion billion cubic meters | 4.35 billion billion cubic meters | 4.51 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 67 Zimbabwe 4.91 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 68 Ukraine 4.86 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 69 Hungary 4.69 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 71 Belgium 4.30 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 72 Kenya 4.03 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 73 Tunisia 3.86 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Uruguay?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Uruguay was 4.51 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 billion billion cubic meters in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 650.00 million billion cubic meters in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Uruguay ranks 70th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.