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Industrial water withdrawal worldwide

Statistics report on global water withdrawal for industry

Water withdrawal is the process of taking freshwater from ground or surface sources—either temporarily or permanently—to supply agricultural, industrial, or consumer uses. This report presents key data on the water withdrawal process for the main water consuming industries worldwide, whilst also providing a chapter on Big Tech's water use and outlook figures.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Water withdrawals worldwide worldwide 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Total water withdrawals worldwide 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Regional water withdrawals worldwide 2022, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Global water withdrawals 2022, by select country
  • Basic Statistic Global water withdrawals per capita 2022, by select country

Agriculture

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  • Premium Statistic Total agricultural water withdrawals worldwide 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Total agricultural water withdrawals worldwide per capita 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Total agricultural water use efficiency by region 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global agricultural sector contribution to water stress by region 2022, by region

Industry

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  • Premium Statistic Total industrial water withdrawals worldwide 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Water withdrawals from the global industrial sector 2022, by select country
  • Basic Statistic Global water consumption of Dow Chemical Company 2019-2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic ExxonMobil's freshwater use 2010-2024

Automotive

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  • Premium Statistic Water use of selected global automotive manufacturers 2023
  • Premium Statistic Toyota Motor Corporation: water withdrawal by region
  • Premium Statistic Volkswagen Group’s total water withdrawal 2019-2025
  • Premium Statistic Ford Motor Company: water use by source, 2021 to 2024

Consumer goods

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  • Basic Statistic Water footprint of food and consumer goods 2025, by product
  • Premium Statistic Key figures on water consumption in the textile industry worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Water content in select cotton textile products
  • Premium Statistic Relative water usage of beer breweries worldwide 2023, by company
  • Premium Statistic Water usage of beer breweries worldwide 2023, by company
  • Premium Statistic Coca-Cola's global water withdrawals 2012-2023

Tech & data

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  • Premium Statistic Global technology companies' water withdrawals 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading tech companies' total water withdrawal worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of Google's water withdrawals 2025, by scarcity
  • Basic Statistic Google water withdrawals 2025, by data center
  • Basic Statistic Microsoft water withdrawals 2020-2025
  • Premium Statistic Meta's global water withdrawals 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic Meta's global water withdrawals 2024, by data center
  • Basic Statistic Estimated water consumption for training GPT-3 2023

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Global water demand 2000-2050, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Global regional freshwater withdrawals forecast by sector 2050
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