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
178 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Countries
178
Median
11.1%
Mean
68.7%
25th pctl
3.7%
75th pctl
41.5%
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Compare trends
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
BarbadosUruguayAlgeria
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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 | |
| KenyaKEN | 33.24% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 32.49% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 32.26% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 30.48% | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 29.77% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 29.7% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 28.27% | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 28.16% | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 27.83% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 27.74% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 25.27% | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 24.53% | 2022 | |
| CubaCUB | 23.94% | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 23.01% | 2022 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 22.97% | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 21.97% | 2022 | |
| FranceFRA | 21.38% | 2022 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 20.33% | 2022 | |
| GreeceGRC | 20.33% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 20.2% | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 19.54% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 18.13% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 17.5% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 16.66% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 16.28% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 15.67% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 14.35% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 14.3% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 13.38% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 13.25% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 13.05% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 12.96% | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 12.56% | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 12.38% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 12.32% | 2022 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 12.09% | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 12.05% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 11.26% | 2022 | |
| EritreaERI | 11.18% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 11.02% | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 10.84% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 10.46% | 2022 | |
| BurundiBDI | 10.19% | 2022 | |
| DominicaDMA | 10% | 2022 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 9.67% | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 8.98% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 8.68% | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 8.46% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 8.31% | 2022 | |
| HungaryHUN | 8.11% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 8.05% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 8.05% | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 8% | 2022 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 7.9% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 7.82% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 7.63% | 2022 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 7.54% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 7.11% | 2022 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 7.05% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 6.78% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 6.5% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 6.33% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 6.31% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 5.88% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 5.83% | 2022 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5.8% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 5.74% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 5.74% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 5.72% | 2022 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 5.59% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 5.09% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 4.83% | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 4.79% | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 4.79% | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.67% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 4.66% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 4.62% | 2022 | |
| ChadTCD | 4.29% | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 4.23% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 4.21% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 4.12% | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 3.96% | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 3.95% | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 3.72% | 2022 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 3.63% | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 3.58% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 3.47% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 3.44% | 2022 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 3.4% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 3.39% | 2022 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 3.3% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 2.84% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 2.57% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 2.43% | 2022 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 2.23% | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 2.22% | 2022 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 2.21% | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 2.17% | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 2.07% | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.04% | 2022 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.88% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 1.87% | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 1.84% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 1.75% | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 1.56% | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.51% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.5% | 2022 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.5% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 1.41% | 2022 | |
| GuineaGIN | 1.37% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 1.26% | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.04% | 2022 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.02% | 2022 | |
| BeninBEN | 0.98% | 2022 | |
| PanamaPAN | 0.9% | 2022 | |
| ComorosCOM | 0.83% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 0.5% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 0.5% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.39% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.34% | 2022 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.31% | 2022 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 0.26% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.23% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0.18% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.13% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.03% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)