Top ten water-using countries in the world

Percentage share of top ten water using countries (by total use) in each type of water footprint. India uses much more surface/groundwater than any other country.

Source: Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011) National water footprint accounts: The green, blue and grey water footprint of production and consumption, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 50, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands. Get the data