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 (2015-2017).


Value:		≈ 2.2 × 10¹² m³ / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 2.2 & times 10¹⁵ L / yr ≈ 2.2 × 10³ km³ / yr
HuID:		68004
Relevant Year(s):		2015-2017
Summary:		Total annual volume of water withdrawal globally, includes water withdrawn for agricultural, industrial, and municipal purposes.
Method:		Values are self-reported by country and contain some missing values, leading to some uncertainty in this values. However, the FAO does not provide an assessment of uncertainty.
Source:		FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) AQUASTAT Main Database. (2016)
Dataset:		Total annual water withdrawal (total_water_withdrawal.csv) global resolution regional resolution
Original Data License:		CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified)
Added By:		rbanks