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Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita, 2019

Share of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water withdrawals for agriculture, industrial and domestic uses) used in agriculture versus gross domestic product(GDP) per capita, measured in constant international-$. Agricultural water withdrawal is defined as self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculturepurposes.

GDP per capita$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000Annualfreshwaterwithdrawals,agriculture (%of totalfreshwaterwithdrawal)0%50%WorldWorldIndiaIndiaHigh-income countriesHigh-income countriesEuropean Union (27)European Union (27)BrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaRussiaRussiaJapanJapanBruneiBruneiDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoFranceFranceGermanyGermanyIrelandIrelandKazakhstanKazakhstanLibyaLibyaLuxembourgLuxembourgMontenegroMontenegroNigerNigerNorwayNorwayOmanOmanPeruPeruPolandPolandPortugalPortugalQatarQatarSingaporeSingaporeSloveniaSloveniaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandTurkeyTurkeyUkraineUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America7B7B2B2BDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)
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