Municipal water withdrawal in Iraq
Iraq: Municipal water withdrawal was 4.30 billion billion m³ per year in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Municipal water withdrawal in Iraq, 1975–2000
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in Iraq is 4.30 billion billion m³ per year, measured in 2000. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 235.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Iraq peaked at 4.30 billion billion m³ per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 580.00 million billion m³ per year, in 1975.
Iraq ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 580.00 million billion m³ per year | 580.00 million billion m³ per year | 580.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1980s | 782.50 million billion m³ per year | 715.00 million billion m³ per year | 850.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion billion m³ per year | 1.28 billion billion m³ per year | 2.79 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.30 billion billion m³ per year | 4.30 billion billion m³ per year | 4.30 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 7 United Kingdom 5.87 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 8 France 5.48 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 9 Spain 5.31 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 11 Greece 1.29 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.22 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 13 Sweden 1.02 billion billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Iraq?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Iraq was 4.30 billion billion m³ per year in 2000, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 billion billion m³ per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 580.00 million billion m³ per year in 1975.
- How does Iraq rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2000.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.