South Africa - Annual freshwater withdrawals
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in South Africa was 58.77 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 70.22 in 1992, while its lowest value was 58.77 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.22 |
| 1997 | 65.01 |
| 2002 | 61.48 |
| 2007 | 61.99 |
| 2012 | 62.44 |
| 2017 | 58.77 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in South Africa was 20.07 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 29.88 in 2002, while its lowest value was 19.82 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.82 |
| 1997 | 26.57 |
| 2002 | 29.88 |
| 2007 | 28.46 |
| 2012 | 27.23 |
| 2017 | 20.07 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in South Africa was 21.16 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 21.16 in 2017, while its lowest value was 8.41 in 1997.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.96 |
| 1997 | 8.41 |
| 2002 | 8.63 |
| 2007 | 9.55 |
| 2012 | 10.34 |
| 2017 | 21.16 |
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 South Africa was 63.56 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 63.56 in 2018, while its lowest value was 41.11 in 1997.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.04 |
| 1997 | 41.11 |
| 2002 | 42.13 |
| 2007 | 45.54 |
| 2012 | 48.95 |
| 2017 | 62.06 |
| 2018 | 63.56 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in South Africa was 19.38 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.38 in 2017 and a minimum value of 12.80 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 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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.13 |
| 1997 | 12.84 |
| 2002 | 12.80 |
| 2007 | 12.97 |
| 2012 | 13.66 |
| 2017 | 19.38 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in South Africa was 43.26 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 43.26 in 2017, while its lowest value was 28.57 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 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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.30 |
| 1997 | 28.66 |
| 2002 | 28.57 |
| 2007 | 28.95 |
| 2012 | 30.50 |
| 2017 | 43.26 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Freshwater
