Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 974.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 974.17 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 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saudi Arabia peaked at 974.17 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 819.76, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 819.76 | — |
| 2001 | 832.64 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 847.78 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 858.17 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 870.14 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 894.82 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 943.33 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 936.13 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 928.92 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 921.72 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 914.51 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 907.31 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 900.1 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 894.24 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 894.71 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 948.88 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 929.58 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 955.96 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 974.17 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 974.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 974.17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 974.17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 974.17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 885.34 | 819.76 | 943.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 929.36 | 894.24 | 974.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 974.17 | 974.17 | 974.17 | 3 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 22,633 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 16,945 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saudi Arabia?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saudi Arabia was 974.17 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 974.17 in 2018.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 819.76 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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