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Ratio of water withdrawals to renewable supplies

Methodology: Baseline water stress measures the ratio of total water withdrawals to available renewable surface and groundwater supplies. Water withdrawals include domestic, industrial, irrigation, and livestock consumptive and non-consumptive uses. Available renewable water supplies factor in the impact of upstream consumptive water users and large dams on downstream water availability. Higher values indicate more competition among users.
Source: World Resources Institute (2019) Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas.
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