Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Malawi
Malawi: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals was 3.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Malawi, 1994–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.5% for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Malawi peaked at 3.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 123rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.4% | — |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Malawi?
- Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Malawi was 3.5% 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 industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Malawi ranks 123rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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 Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industrial water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).