Municipal water withdrawal in Jordan
Jordan: Municipal water withdrawal was 491.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Jordan, 1975–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal water withdrawal in Jordan stood at 491.00 million billion m³ per year. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Jordan peaked at 491.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 131.00 million billion m³ per year, in 1975.
That places Jordan 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 131.00 million billion m³ per year | 131.00 million billion m³ per year | 131.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1980s | 134.00 million billion m³ per year | 133.00 million billion m³ per year | 135.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 214.00 million billion m³ per year | 214.00 million billion m³ per year | 214.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 271.50 million billion m³ per year | 249.00 million billion m³ per year | 294.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 422.50 million billion m³ per year | 354.00 million billion m³ per year | 491.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
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More environment data for Jordan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Jordan?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Jordan was 491.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 491.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.00 million billion m³ per year in 1975.
- How does Jordan rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Jordan ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.