Afghanistan - Annual freshwater withdrawals

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Afghanistan was 98.17 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 99.00 in 1987, while its lowest value was 98.17 in 2007.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 99.00
1992 98.85
1997 98.67
2002 98.43
2007 98.17
2012 98.17
2017 98.17

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Afghanistan was 0.998 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 1.000 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.856 in 2002.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 1.000
1992 0.938
1997 0.860
2002 0.856
2007 0.998
2012 0.998
2017 0.998

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Afghanistan was 0.832 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.832 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1987.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1987 0.000
1992 0.211
1997 0.475
2002 0.713
2007 0.832
2012 0.832
2017 0.832

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Afghanistan was 54.76 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 70.49 in 1987, while its lowest value was 35.82 in 1977.

Definition: The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1977 35.82
1982 53.16
1987 70.49
1992 63.34
1997 56.18
2002 54.76
2007 54.76
2012 54.76
2017 54.76
2018 54.76

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Afghanistan was 20.28 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.11 in 1987 and a minimum value of 13.27 in 1977.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1977 13.27
1982 19.69
1987 26.11
1992 23.46
1997 20.81
2002 20.28
2007 20.28
2012 20.28
2017 20.28

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Afghanistan was 43.02 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 55.38 in 1987, while its lowest value was 28.14 in 1977.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1977 28.14
1982 41.76
1987 55.38
1992 49.76
1997 44.13
2002 43.02
2007 43.02
2012 43.02
2017 43.02

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater