Published 2026-06-04 · data 2022 · percent of freshwater withdrawals

Agriculture drinks most freshwater we take

Irrigation for crops dominates blue-water withdrawals. Industry and homes are smaller straws.

Agriculture owns most cells — your shower is a thin blue slice. This grid divides freshwater withdrawals (2022 snapshot) into colored bands — Agriculture, Industry, and Domestic — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of freshwater withdrawals (0.1% of freshwater withdrawals) · 1,000 cells