Municipal water withdrawal in Pakistan
Pakistan: Municipal water withdrawal was 9.65 billion billion m³ per year in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Municipal water withdrawal in Pakistan, 1975–2010
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 Pakistan is 9.65 billion billion m³ per year, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Pakistan peaked at 9.65 billion billion m³ per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.53 billion billion m³ per year, in 1975.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.53 billion billion m³ per year | 1.53 billion billion m³ per year | 1.53 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.50 billion billion m³ per year | 2.50 billion billion m³ per year | 2.50 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.20 billion billion m³ per year | 6.39 billion billion m³ per year | 8.00 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.65 billion billion m³ per year | 9.65 billion billion m³ per year | 9.65 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 China 79.40 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 2 India 56.00 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 3 Japan 15.41 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 5 Italy 9.45 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 6 South Korea 6.92 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 7 United Kingdom 5.87 billion billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 525.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 203.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 24.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Pakistan?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Pakistan was 9.65 billion billion m³ per year in 2010, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 billion billion m³ per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 billion billion m³ per year in 1975.
- How does Pakistan rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.