Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:ER.H2O.FWST.ZS•% (ratio)•1962 → 2022•178 countries
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Coverage
178
Frequency
yearly
Range
1962 \u2192 2022
Latest
2022
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2022)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 1.85%
1.85% – 4.48%
4.48% – 8.04%
8.04% – 14.54%
14.54% – 32.81%
32.81% – 67.28%
> 67.28%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Countries
50
Median
68.8%
Mean
221.2%
25th pctl
50.8%
75th pctl
123%
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Compare trends
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
BarbadosAlgeriaIsrael
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| KuwaitKWT | 3,850.5% | 2022 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1,509.93% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 974.17% | 2022 | |
| LibyaLBY | 817.14% | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 431.03% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 169.76% | 2022 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 144.81% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 141.17% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 135.21% | 2022 | |
| BahrainBHR | 133.71% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 132% | 2021 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 124.36% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 123.03% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 118.66% | 2022 | |
| OmanOMN | 116.71% | 2022 | |
| PakistanPAK | 109.99% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 105.2% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 98.11% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 90.79% | 2022 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 87.5% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 85.22% | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 81.29% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 77.56% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 72.6% | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 69.94% | 2022 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 67.6% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 66.49% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 61.97% | 2022 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 59.68% | 2022 | |
| IraqIRQ | 59.58% | 2022 | |
| LebanonLBN | 58.79% | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 58.19% | 2021 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 57.53% | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 54.76% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 52.83% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 52.55% | 2022 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 50.83% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 50.75% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 50.04% | 2022 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 47.89% | 2022 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 47.75% | 2021 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 46.09% | 2022 | |
| MexicoMEX | 44.95% | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 43.25% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 41.52% | 2022 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 40.24% | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 39.55% | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 36.64% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 35.35% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 34.63% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)