Data sources

AQUASTAT

Subject:
Other data:
  • Any subject
Keywords: water, water resources, agriculture, agricultural water, water use, wastewater
Accessible to: Aalto Students & Staff, Aalto users, Everybody

Data source type

Organization

License

Open access

Analysis unit

Country
Region
Other

Geographical coverage

Asia, Latin America, Other

Time period coverage

1960–2017

Frequency

Annual

Format

CSV, XLSX

Description

The AQUASTAT core database provides the platform for organizing and presenting over 180 variables and indicators on water resources and their use which include water withdrawal, wastewater, pressure on water resources, irrigation and drainage, and few components on environment and health. They can be searched and extracted, along with their metadata, for 200+ countries and for different regions over an extensive time period (from 1960 to 2017).

Distributor

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Cite as

Quote as FAO. [yyyy]. AQUASTAT Core Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Database accessed on [yyyy/mm/dd].

Contact

For more info please contact: aquastat@fao.org

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