Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt
Egypt: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 141.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 141.17 for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt peaked at 141.17 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 103.88, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 8th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 103.88 | — |
| 2001 | 106.93 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 109.99 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 113.04 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 116.1 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 119.15 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 122.21 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 125.26 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 128.32 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 131.37 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 134.43 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 130.51 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 131.69 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 132.97 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 110.56 | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 110.93 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 110.47 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 141.17 | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 141.17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 141.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 141.17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 141.17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 141.17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.62 | 103.88 | 131.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.51 | 110.47 | 141.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.17 | 141.17 | 141.17 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Egypt was 141.17 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 141.17 in 2017.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.88 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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