Uganda - Annual freshwater withdrawals

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Uganda was 40.66 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 57.52 in 1972, while its lowest value was 33.19 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 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
1972 57.52
1977 52.12
1982 47.65
1987 43.89
1992 40.67
1997 37.90
2002 33.19
2007 39.90
2012 40.66
2017 40.66

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Uganda was 51.49 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 54.09 in 2002, while its lowest value was 33.47 in 1972.

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
1972 33.47
1977 36.65
1982 39.29
1987 41.52
1992 43.42
1997 45.05
2002 54.09
2007 51.76
2012 51.49
2017 51.49

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Uganda was 7.85 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 17.05 in 1997, while its lowest value was 7.85 in 2012.

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
1972 9.02
1977 11.23
1982 13.06
1987 14.60
1992 15.91
1997 17.05
2002 12.72
2007 8.35
2012 7.85
2017 7.85

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 Uganda was 5.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 5.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.91 in 1972.

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
1972 1.91
1977 2.11
1982 2.30
1987 2.50
1992 2.70
1997 2.90
2002 3.31
2007 5.41
2012 5.83
2017 5.83
2018 5.83

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Uganda was 0.637 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.637 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.209 in 1972.

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
1972 0.209
1977 0.230
1982 0.252
1987 0.273
1992 0.295
1997 0.317
2002 0.362
2007 0.591
2012 0.637
2017 0.637

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Uganda was 1.63 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 1.63 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1972.

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
1972 0.53
1977 0.59
1982 0.65
1987 0.70
1992 0.76
1997 0.81
2002 0.93
2007 1.52
2012 1.63
2017 1.63

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater