The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

This quantity is a single measurement of the quantity at a given point in time (2013-2017).


Value:		≈ 5.9 × 10¹¹ m³ / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 5.9 × 10¹⁴ L / yr ≈ 5.9 × 10² km³ / yr
HuID:		27142
Relevant Year(s):		2013-2017
Summary:		The annual global volume of water withdrawn for industrial purposes, including water for the cooling of thermoelectric and nuclear power plants, but it does not include hydropower.
Method:		Values are self-reported by country, and some values are missing, leading to some uncertainty in this value. However, the FAO does not give an assessment of uncertainty.
Source:		FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) AQUASTAT Main Database. (2016)
Dataset:		Industrial water withdrawal by region (industrial_water_withdrawal_region.csv) regional resolution
Original Data License:		CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified)
Added By:		rbanks