Uttar Pradesh is India’s biggest groundwater extractor for irrigation

India's farms used over 210 billion cubic meters of freshwater in 2023, with Uttar Pradesh leading at nearly 41 billion cubic meters—a substantial share of the total.

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Data shows the total groundwater pumped for irrigation in 2023 in billion cubic meters.

Chart: Varsha SinghSource: Central Groundwater Board, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga RejuvenationGet the dataEmbed Created with Datawrapper