Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Botswana
Botswana: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 11.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Botswana, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 11.4% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Botswana peaked at 20.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2022.
That places Botswana 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 20.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.5% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,264 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.282 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 172,720 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 983.65 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 57.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Botswana?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Botswana was 11.4% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Botswana ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.