Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Morocco
Morocco: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals was 2.03 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Morocco, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.03 for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Morocco peaked at 5.17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 2010.
That places Morocco 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.92 | — |
| 1993 | 2.96 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.96 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.99 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.01 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.97 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.93 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.89 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.85 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.11 | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 5.17 | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 4.88 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.57 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.24 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 3.48 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 3.04 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 2.56 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 2.03 | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 | 2.89 | 3.01 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.88 | 2.56 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Morocco?
- Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Morocco was 2.03 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 in 2002.
- What is the lowest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Morocco ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from 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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