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OWID: Annual freshwater withdrawals

Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic meters (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2.

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