Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 0.3379 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Bhutan, 2008–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Bhutan stood at 0.3379 billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Bhutan peaked at 0.3379 billion cubic meters in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3379 billion cubic meters, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 138th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 0.3379 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 135 Mongolia 0.4624 billion cubic meters compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 0.3921 billion cubic meters compare
- 137 Bolivia 0.3601 billion cubic meters compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3362 billion cubic meters compare
- 140 Palestine 0.3348 billion cubic meters compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.312 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 796,682 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 346,000 (2025)
- Urban population 43.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 51.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 51.6% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 4.1 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Bhutan?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Bhutan was 0.3379 billion cubic meters 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, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3379 billion cubic meters in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3379 billion cubic meters in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Bhutan ranks 138th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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, total (billion cubic meters). 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 agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.