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France - Total Water Withdrawal (M3) 23.49

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 179 economies tracked

Latest value

23.49 (2023)

Global rank

##33 of 179 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1980

0.76×

Ranking Race — Total Water Withdrawal (M3)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#6#11#16#21#26#3119621972198219922002201220222023#13#332017 overtook Sudan2021 overtook Saudi Arabia
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Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. France climbed from #13 to #33 (overtook Sudan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for France ↓

Key Events — France

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Maastricht Treaty curated

Framework for the euro agreed; France commits to monetary union.

1999
Euro adoption curated

France adopts the single currency as a founding member.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.

2017
Overtook Sudan in global rank auto
2018
Yellow vest protests curated

Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.

2021
Overtook Saudi Arabia in global rank auto

Total Water Withdrawal (M3), 1980-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · cubic metres per year · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19801990200020102020202323.4928.7333.9839.22

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