Figures refer to the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes. It can include water from renewable freshwater resources, as well as water from over-abstraction of renewable groundwater or withdrawal from fossil groundwater, direct use of agricultural drainage water, direct use of (treated) wastewater, and desalinated water. Water for the dairy and meat industries and industrial processing of harvested agricultural products is included under industrial water withdrawal. The source did not provide a release date
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Water withdrawals from the agricultural sector worldwide 2021, by select country
India has the largest agricultural water withdrawals worldwide, at an estimated *** billion cubic meters each year. This was followed by China, which withdraws billion cubic meters for its agriculture sector annually. Agricultural accounts for approximately ** percent of global water withdrawals.
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FAO. (March 10, 2025). Total agricultural water withdrawals worldwide in 2021, by select country (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1258453/agricultural-water-withdrawals-worldwide-by-country/
FAO. "Total agricultural water withdrawals worldwide in 2021, by select country (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. March 10, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1258453/agricultural-water-withdrawals-worldwide-by-country/
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Total agricultural water withdrawals worldwide in 2021, by select country (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], FAO, March 10, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1258453/agricultural-water-withdrawals-worldwide-by-country/
