According to the source, in 2021, around 3.3 million megaliters of agricultural water came from irrigation channels or pipelines in Australia. In the same year, town or country reticulated mains water supply accounted for over 20 thousand megaliters of agricultural water in the nation.
Water sources used for agriculture in Australia in financial year 2021 (in 1,000 megaliters)
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- Volume of water used on farms in Australia 2021, by region
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 26, 2022). Water sources used for agriculture in Australia in financial year 2021 (in 1,000 megaliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623798/australia-sources-of-agricultural-water/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Water sources used for agriculture in Australia in financial year 2021 (in 1,000 megaliters)." Chart. July 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623798/australia-sources-of-agricultural-water/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Water sources used for agriculture in Australia in financial year 2021 (in 1,000 megaliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623798/australia-sources-of-agricultural-water/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Water Sources Used for Agriculture in Australia in Financial Year 2021 (in 1,000 Megaliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623798/australia-sources-of-agricultural-water/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Water sources used for agriculture in Australia in financial year 2021 (in 1,000 megaliters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623798/australia-sources-of-agricultural-water/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Water sources used for agriculture in Australia in financial year 2021 (in 1,000 megaliters) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623798/australia-sources-of-agricultural-water/