| Rank | Country | total | Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) |
1 | India | 645.84 | Total: 645.84 cu km/yr (8%/5%/86%)
Per capita: 585 cu m/yr (2000) |
2 | China | 549.76 | Total: 549.76 cu km/yr (7%/26%/68%)
Per capita: 415 cu m/yr (2000) |
3 | United States | 477.00 | Total: 477 cu km/yr (13%/46%/41%)
Per capita: 1,600 cu m/yr (2000) |
4 | Pakistan | 169.39 | Total: 169.39 cu km/yr (2%/2%/96%)
Per capita: 1,072 cu m/yr (2000) |
5 | Japan | 88.43 | Total: 88.43 cu km/yr (20%/18%/62%)
Per capita: 690 cu m/yr (2000) |
6 | Indonesia | 82.78 | Total: 82.78 cu km/yr (8%/1%/91%)
Per capita: 372 cu m/yr (2000) |
7 | Thailand | 82.75 | Total: 82.75 cu km/yr (2%/2%/95%)
Per capita: 1,288 cu m/yr (2000) |
8 | Bangladesh | 79.40 | Total: 79.4 cu km/yr (3%/1%/96%)
Per capita: 560 cu m/yr (2000) |
9 | Mexico | 78.22 | Total: 78.22 cu km/yr (17%/5%/77%)
Per capita: 731 cu m/yr (2000) |
10 | Russia | 76.68 | total: 76.68 cu km/yr (19%/63%/18%)
per capita: 535 cu m/yr (2000) |
11 | Iran | 72.88 | Total: 72.88 cu km/yr (7%/2%/91%)
Per capita: 1,048 cu m/yr (2000) |
12 | Vietnam | 71.39 | Total: 71.39 cu km/yr (8%/24%/68%)
Per capita: 847 cu m/yr (2000) |
13 | Egypt | 68.30 | Total: 68.3 cu km/yr (8%/6%/86%)
Per capita: 923 cu m/yr (2000) |
14 | Brazil | 59.30 | Total: 59.3 cu km/yr (20%/18%/62%)
Per capita: 318 cu m/yr (2000) |
15 | Uzbekistan | 58.34 | Total: 58.34 cu km/yr (5%/2%/93%)
Per capita: 2,194 cu m/yr (2000) |
16 | Canada | 44.72 | Total: 44.72 cu km/yr (20%/69%/12%)
Per capita: 1,386 cu m/yr (1996) |
17 | Iraq | 42.70 | Total: 42.7 cu km/yr (3%/5%/92%)
Per capita: 1,482 cu m/yr (2000) |
18 | Italy | 41.98 | Total: 41.98 cu km/yr (18%/37%/45%)
Per capita: 723 cu m/yr (1998) |
19 | Turkey | 39.78 | Total: 39.78 cu km/yr (15%/11%/74%)
Per capita: 544 cu m/yr (2001) |
20 | Germany | 38.01 | Total: 38.01 cu km/yr (12%/68%/20%)
Per capita: 460 cu m/yr (2001) |
21 | Ukraine | 37.53 | Total: 37.53 cu km/yr (12%/35%/52%)
Per capita: 807 cu m/yr (2000) |
22 | Sudan | 37.32 | Total: 37.32 cu km/yr (3%/1%/97%)
Per capita: 1,030 cu m/yr (2000) |
23 | Spain | 37.22 | Total: 37.22 cu km/yr (13%/19%/68%)
Per capita: 864 cu m/yr (2002) |
24 | Kazakhstan | 35.00 | Total: 35 cu km/yr (2%/17%/82%)
Per capita: 2,360 cu m/yr (2000) |
25 | Burma | 33.23 | Total: 33.23 cu km/yr (1%/1%/98%)
Per capita: 658 cu m/yr (2000) |
26 | France | 33.16 | Total: 33.16 cu km/yr (16%/74%/10%)
Per capita: 548 cu m/yr (2000) |
27 | Argentina | 29.19 | Total: 29.19 cu km/yr (17%/9%/74%)
Per capita: 753 cu m/yr (2000) |
28 | Philippines | 28.52 | Total: 28.52 cu km/yr (17%/9%/74%)
Per capita: 343 cu m/yr (2000) |
29 | Turkmenistan | 24.65 | Total: 24.65 cu km/yr (2%/1%/98%)
Per capita: 5,104 cu m/yr (2000) |
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