| | Water abstractions | ||||||
| | Million m3 | ||||||
| | | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 |
| | Australia | 14 600 | .. | 24 071 | 21 703 | 18 767 | 14 101 |
| | Austria | 3 580 | 3 807 | 3 449 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Belgium | .. | .. | 8 251 | 7 536 | 6 389 | 6 217 |
| | Canada | 42 383 | 45 096 | 42 214 | .. | 41 402 | 37 254 |
| | Chile | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 761 | 36 505 |
| | Czech Republic | 3 335 | 3 305 | 2 493 | 1 918 | 1 693 | 1 711 |
| | Denmark | .. | 1 261 | 887 | 726 | 644 | 660 |
| | Estonia | .. | 3 215 | 1 780 | 1 463 | 1 578 | 1 378 |
| | Finland | 4 000 | 2 347 | 2 586 | 2 319 | .. | .. |
| | France | 34 887 | 39 323 | 40 671 | 32 715 | 33 872 | 31 615 |
| | Germany | 41 216 | 47 873 | 43 374 | 40 590 | 35 557 | 32 297 |
| | Greece | 5 496 | 7 835 | 8 695 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Hungary | 6 267 | 6 293 | 5 976 | 6 621 | 4 929 | 5 737 |
| | Iceland | 112 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 165 | .. |
| | Ireland | .. | .. | 1 176 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Israel 1 | .. | 1 780 | 1 812 | 1 727 | 1 728 | 1 595 |
| | Italy | .. | .. | .. | 41 982 | .. | .. |
| | Japan | 87 209 | 88 906 | 88 881 | 86 972 | 83 417 | 83 100 |
| | Korea | 18 580 | 20 570 | 23 670 | 26 020 | 29 163 | .. |
| | Luxembourg | 67 | 59 | 57 | 60 | .. | 47 |
| | Mexico | .. | .. | 73 672 | 70 428 | 76 508 | 79 755 |
| | Netherlands | 9 349 | 7 984 | 6 507 | 8 915 | 11 453 | 10 606 |
| | New Zealand | .. | .. | .. | 3 140 | .. | 5 201 |
| | Norway | 2 025 | .. | 2 420 | 2 348 | 2 864 | 3 026 |
| | Poland | 16 409 | 15 164 | 12 924 | 11 994 | 11 522 | 11 517 |
| | Portugal | .. | 8 600 | 10 849 | 8 808 | .. | 9 151 |
| | Slovak Republic | 2 061 | 2 116 | 1 386 | 1 171 | 907 | 628 |
| | Slovenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Spain | 46 250 | 36 900 | 33 288 | 36 689 | 35 655 | 32 466 |
| | Sweden | 2 970 | 2 968 | 2 725 | 2 688 | 2 631 | .. |
| | Switzerland | 2 646 | 2 665 | 2 571 | 2 564 | 2 507 | 2 660 |
| | Turkey | 19 400 | 28 073 | 33 482 | 43 650 | 44 102 | 40 563 |
| | United Kingdom | 11 533 | 12 052 | 9 564 | 11 175 | 10 323 | 8 347 |
| | United States | 467 335 | 468 620 | 470 514 | 476 800 | 482 393 | .. |
| | OECD - Total | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Last updated: 8 March 2012 | |||||||
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The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. | |||||||
| Source: OECD Factbook 2011 | |||||||