AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture

    Brochures

    AQUASTAT - Counting every drop

    AQUASTAT - Counting every drop

    Information brochure 2014

    Information brochure on AQUASTAT – the most quoted source on global water statistics. It explains the collection, analysis and dissemination of information on water resources water uses and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and summarizes its main products.

    Infographics on water resources and uses

    Infographics on water resources and uses

    Information note 2014; (french); (spanish)

    To make the wealth of information in AQUASTAT more easily accessible to the general public, AQUASTAT has prepared a "Did you know…?" page with data and information on three topics: (i) Precipitation and renewable freshwater resources; (ii) Water withdrawal and pressure on water resources; (iii) Irrigation areas, irrigated crops, environment. In addition to key fact and figures available on that page, six infographics have been prepared.

    Understanding AQUASTAT - FAO's global water information system

    Understanding AQUASTAT - FAO's global water information system

    Information note 2014; (french); (spanish)

    This information note covers a twenty year history of the collection and analysis of water-related data and its dissemination as an international public good, freely available to all. The process of collecting and checking the data has resulted in the establishment of a unique network of collaborators who provide data, use data from other countries for comparative purposes, and exchange views and experiences on how best to measure and account for water-related use. Users range from international private companies to non-governmental organizations, and virtually all significant reports related to water depend on the data provided by AQUASTAT.

    AQUASTAT - Global information system on water and agriculture

    AQUASTAT - Global information system on water and agriculture

    Information brochure 2003; (french); (spanish)

    This information brochure describes AQUASTAT, FAO’s global information system on water and agriculture, operational since 1993. It collects, analyses and disseminates data and information by country and by region. Its aim is to provide users interested in global, regional and national analysis (e.g. policy-makers, decision-makers and researchers) with the most accurate, reliable, consistent and up-to-date information available on water resources and agricultural water management. All AQUASTAT products are available on the Web site and as published reports or on CD-ROM.

    Crops and drops: making the best use of water for agriculture

    Crops and drops: making the best use of water for agriculture

    Information brochure 2002; (french); (spanish); (italian); (arabic)

    Water and food security are intimately connected. Many of the over 800 million people in the world who still go hungry live in water-scarce regions. A key question for the future is whether water shortage will act as a serious brake on food production during the coming decades. This note, while perhaps not the equivalent of a desert thunderstorm, could be compared to a gentle rain (often preferable, in agricultural terms). Its key message is this: over the next 30 years we can increase the effective irrigated area in developing countries by 34 percent and we will need only 14 percent more water to do so.