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Australia - Total Water Withdrawal (M3) 16.76

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

Latest value

16.76 (2023)

Global rank

##40 of 179 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1993

0.9×

Ranking Race — Total Water Withdrawal (M3)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#7#13#19#25#31#3719621972198219922002201220222023#27#402013 overtook Colombia2022 overtook Syrian Arab Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Australia climbed from #27 to #40 (overtook Colombia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1983
Floating of the dollar curated

AUD begins floating; financial deregulation follows.

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2013
Overtook Colombia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2022
Overtook Syrian Arab Republic in global rank auto

Total Water Withdrawal (M3), 1993-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · cubic metres per year · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199320032013202313.3416.2919.2422.19

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