Accessing WaPOR data
01/07/2024
Version 3, level 3 (sub-national) data has been re-released due to the need of adjustments in the methodology.
If you have downloaded level 3 data before July 2024, we regret to inform you that the parameters used to calculate it might have led to an under-estimation of the values of WaPOR variables.
If you would like to find out more about the issue, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
WaPOR data is accessible in different ways depending on the needs and skill level of the user:
User-friendly and accessible portal designed for the use of WaPOR data. WaPOR version 3 and version 2 available alongside the FAO spatial data catalogue.
The portal enables: comparisons between layers and between time different time frames, analysis, the download of data for a predefined area (drawn or uploaded), among other features.
Similar interface to the WaPOR portal but with more limited analysis and data download options. All the FAO spatial data catalogue is available, including WaPOR version 2 and version 3.
This python package can be added to your data processing pipeline and helps you retrieve and pre-process WaPOR version 3 data for a given area of interest.
Allows the retrieval of WaPOR version 3 data and its integration in applications.
Step by step tutorial on how to download WaPOR data using the API: version 3 download collab notebook.
Allows the retrieval of WaPOR version 2 data and its integration in applications.
Step by step tutorial on how to download WaPOR data using the API: version 2 download collab notebook.
This QGIS plugin allows the user to download all geospatial data made available by the FAO, including WaPOR data.
This QGIS plugin offers users the possibility of downloading WaPOR version 2 data and computing some water accounting and productivity indicators based on WaPOR data.
Level 1 WaPOR version 2 data (African and Near East coverage) is available on the public catalogue. The other resolutions are available to GEE users through Cloud Optimised GeoTiffs.
Open-access python tool that is available on GitHub and allows users to extract WaPOR version 2 data and even analyse it, visualise it and interpret it.
Q&A
Is it possible to bulk-download the data?
Yes, at the moment this is possible through API programming, the WaPOR python package (WaPOR dl) and through Google Earth Engine (although you might want to perform your analysis on the engine itself given the size of the data). Thisvideo created as audiovisual material for the 'Water Productivity and Water Accounting using WaPOR' Open Courseware, is an introduction to the WaPOR version 2 API.
WaPOR portal 2024 updates:
Level 3 data for Baixo Limpopo (Mozambique) added to the portal
08/03
Level 3 data for the Nile Delta has been added to the portal
02/02
Level 3 data for Pakistan (Khanewal and Sanghar) has been added to the portal
01/02
Improvements in the performance of the time series analysis resulting in significant decrease in response time
15/01/2024
WaPOR version 3 level 1 and level 2 are fully available on the portal for the last 6 years (2018 to date)