Venezuela - Annual freshwater withdrawals

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Venezuela was 73.85 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 73.85 in 2017, while its lowest value was 43.90 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 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 45.70
1977 45.11
1982 44.69
1987 44.36
1992 44.11
1997 43.90
2002 58.39
2007 73.85
2012 73.85
2017 73.85

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Venezuela was 22.64 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 48.39 in 1997, while its lowest value was 22.64 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 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 43.77
1977 45.28
1982 46.37
1987 47.21
1992 47.86
1997 48.39
2002 36.03
2007 22.64
2012 22.64
2017 22.64

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

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Venezuela was 3.51 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 10.53 in 1972, while its lowest value was 3.51 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 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 10.53
1977 9.61
1982 8.94
1987 8.43
1992 8.03
1997 7.70
2002 5.58
2007 3.51
2012 3.51
2017 3.51

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 Venezuela was 7.54 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 7.54 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.48 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 1.48
1977 1.75
1982 2.03
1987 2.30
1992 2.58
1997 2.85
2002 4.34
2007 7.54
2012 7.54
2017 7.54
2018 7.54

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Venezuela was 22.62 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.62 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4.43 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 4.43
1977 5.26
1982 6.09
1987 6.91
1992 7.74
1997 8.56
2002 13.03
2007 22.62
2012 22.62
2017 22.62

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Venezuela was 2.81 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 2.81 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.55 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 0.55
1977 0.65
1982 0.76
1987 0.86
1992 0.96
1997 1.06
2002 1.62
2007 2.81
2012 2.81
2017 2.81

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater