Top 20 Countries with Highest Water Consumption

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62% : According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), the global population is expected to reach around 9 to 10 billion by the middle of this century.
56% : In addition to Iran, China, USA, and India are also on our list of the countries with highest water consumption.
54% :To shortlist the countries with highest water consumption, we obtained the annual water consumption data from AQUASTAT, which is the global information system on water resources and agricultural water management for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
52% : In countries like India, Iran, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam, over 90% of freshwater consumption is for agricultural purposes.
52% : Agriculture is the largest water-consuming sector in Iran.
35% : Annual Water Consumption: 93.3 billion mIran is a country located in the Middle East, characterized by arid and semi-arid regions, which makes water management a critical problem.

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