This statistic displays the major OECD countries based on freshwater abstractions or use as a percentage of the country's available resources in 2013. During this time, Germany used about **** percent of its freshwater resources. Abstractions indicate the water that was taken from ground or surface waters.
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OECD. (October 26, 2015). Freshwater use as percentage of available resource in 2013, by leading country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/478844/leading-countries-by-freshwater-abstractions-as-percent-of-available-resource/
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Freshwater use as percentage of available resource in 2013, by leading country [Graph], OECD, October 26, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/478844/leading-countries-by-freshwater-abstractions-as-percent-of-available-resource/