counting every drop AQUASTAT 180 + variables and indicators 150+ detailed country profiles 150+ country, regional, basin, global maps 570+ transboundary water resources data points 15 000+ sub-national irrigation areas ~14 000 geo-referenced info on dams 1 600+ sources used 80 000+ data-point metadata 500 multi-lingual water-related definitions 650+ national water-related institutions info on 40+ published documents (1000s of published pages) 180 + variables and indicators 150+ detailed country profiles 150+ country, regional, basin, global maps 570+ transboundary water resources data points 15 000+ sub-national irrigation areas ~14 000 geo-referenced info on dams 1 600+ sources used 80 000+ data-point metadata 500 multi-lingual water-related definitions 650+ national water-related institutions info on 40+ published documents (1000s of published pages) 160+ country-level irrigated crop calendars 160+ country-level irrigated crop calendars 220 000+ data points (year x variable x country) 220 000+ data points (year x variable x country) 250+ irrigation projects in africa investment costs for 250+ irrigation projects in africa investment costs for What we do Collect analyse and disseminate information on water resources water uses and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Collect analyse and disseminate information on water resources, water uses and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Thematic studies Filling data gaps, improving reliability, feeding global topical debates Collection Analysis Several rounds of manual and automatic quality control Data and metadata improvement using GIS, remote sensing and modelling Standardization to allow international comparability Submission to government for approval and incorporation of feedback What we do THE MOST QUOTED SOURCE ON GLOBAL WATER STATISTICS Information gathering through national expertise Continuous monitoring of statistical information from national and international programmes Dissemination AQUASTAT website entirely available in English, French and Spanish Online databases Data enrichment through metadata Books, reports, articles, notes - through CD, RSS, social media
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counting every dropAQUASTAT
180+variables and indicators
150+detailed country profiles
150+country, regional, basin, global maps
570+transboundary water resources data points
15 000+sub-national irrigation areas
~14 000geo-referenced info on
dams
1 600+sources used
80 000+data-point metadata
500multi-lingual water-related definitions
650+national water-related institutions
info on
40+published documents(1000s of published pages)
180+variables and indicators
150+detailed country profiles
150+country, regional, basin, global maps
570+transboundary water resources data points
15 000+sub-national irrigation areas
~14 000geo-referenced info on
dams
1 600+sources used
80 000+data-point metadata
500multi-lingual water-related definitions
650+national water-related institutions
info on
40+published documents(1000s of published pages)
160+country-level irrigated crop calendars160+
country-level irrigated crop calendars
220 000+data points (year x variable x country)220 000+data points (year x variable x country)
250+irrigation projects in africa
investment costs for
250+irrigation projects in africa
investment costs for
What we doCollect analyse and disseminate information on water resources water uses and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the CaribbeanCollect analyse and disseminate information on water resources, water uses and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Thematic studies Filling data gaps, improving reliability, feeding global topical debates
Collection
AnalysisSeveral rounds of manual and automatic quality control
Data and metadata improvement using GIS, remote sensing and modelling
Standardization to allow international comparability
Submission to government for approval and incorporation of feedback
What we do
THE MOST QUOTED SOURCE ON GLOBAL WATER STATISTICS
Information gathering through national expertise
Continuous monitoring of statistical information from national and international programmes
DisseminationAQUASTAT website entirely available in English, French and SpanishOnline databasesData enrichment through metadata
Books, reports, articles, notes - through CD, RSS, social media
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* DPR Korea = Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Iran = Islamic Republic of Iran; Lao PDR = Lao People's Democratic Republic; TfYR of Macedonia = The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; UR Tanzania = United Republic of Tanzania; USA = United States of America; Venezuela = Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Standardized data and information on water:
What we offer:
To provide you with evidence to measure your progress and to substantiate your decisions
Climate information tool
Country fact sheetsOne page summary on a country's most relevant statistics, dynamically generated from the database
Country profilesNational-level analysis of water resources, water uses, irrigation and drainage, environment, institutional framework, prospects, in 150+ countries
Regional analysesCovering Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, Southern and Eastern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Transboundary river basinsQuantitative and qualitative information for selected transboundary river basins
Spatial dataset containing climate data allowing for calculation of soil water balance, and crop and irrigation water requirements
Dams databaseGeo-referenced database of large dams, including information on dam height, reservoir capacity and area, and purposes
Investment cost in irrigationInformation on irrigation investment costs for some 250 irrigation projects
Irrigation water usePressure on the available water resources due to irrigation, based on detailed irrigated crop calendars for 150+ countries
WastewaterInformation and data about municipal wastewater production, collection, treatment, discharge and direct use
Water resourcesCountry water resources sheets ensuring consistency between countries sharing the same river basin, by taking into consideration agreements between countries on the sharing of transboundary water resources
Water-related institutions database650+ institutions, searchable by country, by type of institution, by main activity, or by keyword
What we produce:
AQUASTAT main online country database180+ variables on water resources, water uses, irrigation and drainage, from 1958 to date, for 200+ countries and territories, in English, French and Spanish
MetadataQuantitative and qualitative contextual information about data-points, as well as a description of AQUASTAT's experience with the metadata system development
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Tools:
Publications40+ reports, papers and articles: methodological discussions, data compilations, project reports, useful for water-related planning, policy-making, capacity development, research, etc.
Glossary500 water-related terms in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
To allow you to generate your own analysis and conclusions, articles and presentations
Capacity development:To improve your understanding and monitoring of water resources, uses, and irrigation management
ProjectsTo improve the understanding and monitoring of agricultural water and contribute to national capacity development. Examples of key projects, led by AQUASTAT, are the UN-Water Country Briefs and the UN-Water Federated Water Monitoring System and Key Water Indicator Portal
Global map of irrigation areasAreas equipped for irrigation, including the sources of water, based on statistical and geospatial information at a national and sub-national level
Water mapsMaps showing water-related data at country, regional, transboundary river basin and global levels
Information for the mediaSelected basic water-related data from the database and information from the website bought together in easily understandable fact sheets
Geospatial informationDownloadable datasets and digital data layers on climate, water resources and irrigation
CollaborationWithin FAO: State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW); Statistical Yearbooks; World Agriculture Towards 2015/30, 2030/2050, 2050/2080; World Census of Agriculture 2010, 2020
With United Nations and UN-Water: World Water Development Reports (WWDR), Human Development Reports (HDR), Millennium Development Goal (MDG) reports; Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) reports; projects
With other international agencies: Harmonization of water-related terminology, definitions and data
Use AQUASTAT to…
Download data on 180 publicly available variables in 200+ countries from 1958-present and use it for your research, analysis and modelling free of cost
If you are… a development community
a member of the general public
the media
a national water technician
a policy/decision maker
a researcher
a student
Compare countries and regions using the water-related variables or indicators
Understand 500+ water terms in six languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
Kickstart your project proposal or initiative using the AQUASTAT country profiles, country fact sheets, water resources sheets
Learn about transboundary water issues, and the associated complexities
Stay current with the on-going international debate on water-related issues
Quickly prepare for your meeting or presentation by using AQUASTAT’s country, regional, river basin and global products
Discover basic water information through the information for journalists section
Get easily understandable water information for your article or blog
Support national, regional and global policy and decision-making
Identify data-gaps and determine where data-enriching exercises could be performed in your country
Demonstrate the importance of irrigation for food security, in this age of competing needs for land and water
