Uruguay - Annual freshwater withdrawals

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Uruguay was 86.61 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 91.00 in 1965, while its lowest value was 86.61 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
1965 91.00
1967 89.88
1972 88.43
1977 87.73
1982 87.31
1987 87.03
1992 86.83
1997 86.68
2002 86.61
2007 86.61
2012 86.61
2017 86.61

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Uruguay was 11.20 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 11.20 in 2017, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1965.

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
1965 6.00
1967 7.32
1972 9.04
1977 9.88
1982 10.38
1987 10.71
1992 10.94
1997 11.12
2002 11.20
2007 11.20
2012 11.20
2017 11.20

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Uruguay was 2.19 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 3.00 in 1965, while its lowest value was 2.19 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 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
1965 3.00
1967 2.79
1972 2.52
1977 2.39
1982 2.31
1987 2.26
1992 2.23
1997 2.20
2002 2.19
2007 2.19
2012 2.19
2017 2.19

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 Uruguay was 9.79 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 9.79 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.20 in 1967.

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
1967 2.20
1972 3.35
1977 4.50
1982 5.65
1987 6.80
1992 7.95
1997 9.10
2002 9.79
2007 9.79
2012 9.79
2017 9.79
2018 9.79

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Uruguay was 3.66 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.66 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.82 in 1967.

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
1967 0.82
1972 1.25
1977 1.68
1982 2.11
1987 2.54
1992 2.97
1997 3.40
2002 3.66
2007 3.66
2012 3.66
2017 3.66

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Uruguay was 3.97 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.97 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.89 in 1967.

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
1967 0.89
1972 1.36
1977 1.82
1982 2.29
1987 2.76
1992 3.22
1997 3.69
2002 3.97
2007 3.97
2012 3.97
2017 3.97

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater