Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand
New Zealand: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 8.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand is 8.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand peaked at 8.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 99th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in New Zealand was 8.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- New Zealand ranks 99th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by 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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About this data
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).