Mexico - Annual freshwater withdrawals

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

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
1997 91.32
2002 77.27
2007 76.72
2012 76.57
2017 76.04

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

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
2002 13.22
2007 14.14
2012 14.48
2017 16.20

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

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
2002 9.50
2007 9.15
2012 8.95
2017 7.76

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 Mexico was 44.46 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 44.46 in 2018, while its lowest value was 21.45 in 1982.

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
1982 21.45
1987 22.60
1992 23.74
1997 24.89
2002 27.12
2007 29.50
2012 31.03
2017 32.95
2018 44.46

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Mexico was 87.84 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.84 in 2017 and a minimum value of 57.19 in 1982.

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
1982 57.19
1987 60.24
1992 63.29
1997 66.34
2002 72.30
2007 78.65
2012 82.73
2017 87.84

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Mexico was 21.48 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 21.48 in 2017, while its lowest value was 13.98 in 1982.

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
1982 13.98
1987 14.73
1992 15.47
1997 16.22
2002 17.68
2007 19.23
2012 20.23
2017 21.48

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater