Covered-country estimate

Global irrigation water value

Annual value of irrigation water under the current and maximized scenarios, calculated from country water value maps and annual water withdrawals.

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Current scenario

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billion USD per year

Maximized scenario

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billion USD per year

Scenario comparison

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Current

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Maximized

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Irrigation withdrawals only

The same calculation for countries with FAO AQUASTAT variable 4475 irrigation withdrawal volumes. Agricultural withdrawal proxies and manual volume inputs are excluded.

Current scenario

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billion USD per year

Maximized scenario

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billion USD per year

Coverage and method

—countries included in both scenarios

—countries using AQUASTAT irrigation withdrawal volumes

—countries using agricultural withdrawals as a proxy

Withdrawal observations come from different years. These are annual scenario estimates, not a measurement for a single calendar year.