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THE GLOBAL INDEX #109

Water stress2022

Freshwater withdrawals as a percentage of available freshwater resources, after allowing for environmental flow requirements.

World Bank
Historical source series The latest observation is more than three years old. It is the latest in this source snapshot, not a current estimate.
Comparable ranking year2022Latest published year: 2022
Economies with data176 / 217No observation: 41
First-ranked country or territoryKuwait3,850.5 %

Top 10

% · 2022
01Kuwait
3,850.5
03Saudi Arabia
974.17
04Libya
817.14
05Qatar
431.03
06Yemen
169.76
07Algeria
144.81
08Egypt
141.17
09Turkmenistan
135.21
10Bahrain
133.71

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Water stress · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait3,850.52022
02United Arab Emirates1,509.932022
03Saudi Arabia974.172022
04Libya817.142022
05Qatar431.032022
06Yemen169.762022
07Algeria144.812022
08Egypt141.172022
09Turkmenistan135.212022
10Bahrain133.712022
11Syria124.362022
12Uzbekistan123.032022
13Sudan118.662022
14Oman116.712022
15Pakistan109.992022
16Jordan105.22022
17Tunisia98.112022
18Sri Lanka90.792022
19Barbados87.52022
20South Korea85.222022
21Iran81.292022
22Eswatini77.562022
23Malta72.62022
24Tajikistan69.942022
25South Africa67.62022
26India66.492022
27Armenia61.972022
28Cape Verde59.682022
29Iraq59.582022
30Lebanon58.792022
31Azerbaijan57.532022
32Afghanistan54.762022
33Belgium52.832022
34North Macedonia52.552022
35St. Kitts & Nevis50.832022
36Morocco50.752022
37Kyrgyzstan50.042022
38Türkiye47.892022
39Zimbabwe46.092022
40Mexico44.952022
41Spain43.252022
42China41.522022
43Bulgaria40.242022
44Dominican Republic39.552022
45Japan36.642022
46Germany35.352022
47Kazakhstan34.632022
48Singapore33.262022
49Kenya33.242022
50Poland32.492022
51Ethiopia32.262022
52Cyprus30.482022
53Italy29.772022
54Indonesia29.72022
55Timor-Leste28.272022
56United States28.162022
57Philippines27.832022
58North Korea27.742022
59Denmark25.272022
60Somalia24.532022
61Cuba23.942022
62Thailand23.012022
63Mauritius22.972022
64Czechia21.972022
65France21.382022
66Trinidad & Tobago20.332022
67Greece20.332022
68Rwanda20.22022
69Puerto Rico19.542022
70Vietnam18.132022
71Malawi17.52022
72Netherlands16.662022
73Senegal16.282022
74Maldives15.672022
75United Kingdom14.352022
76St. Lucia14.32022
77Haiti13.382022
78Mauritania13.252022
79Estonia13.052022
80Tanzania12.962022
81Moldova12.562022
82Jamaica12.382022
83Portugal12.322022
84El Salvador12.092022
85Uruguay12.052022
86Madagascar11.262022
87Eritrea11.182022
88Niger11.022022
89Argentina10.462022
90Burundi10.192022
91Dominica102022
92Nigeria9.672022
93Chile8.982022
94Austria8.682022
95Antigua & Barbuda8.462022
96Nepal8.312022
97Hungary8.112022
98Ireland8.052022
99New Zealand8.052022
100Mali82022
101St. Vincent & Grenadines7.92022
102Burkina Faso7.822022
103Romania7.632022
104Venezuela7.542022
105Finland7.112022
106Grenada7.052022
107Ecuador6.782022
108Switzerland6.52022
109Djibouti6.332022
110Ghana6.312022
111Ukraine6.32022
112Costa Rica5.882022
113Uganda5.832022
114Myanmar (Burma)5.82022
115Guatemala5.742022
116Serbia5.742022
117Bangladesh5.722022
118Slovenia5.592022
119Côte d’Ivoire5.092022
120Peru4.832022
121Laos4.792022
122Albania4.792022
123Australia4.672022
124Belarus4.662022
125Honduras4.622022
126Chad4.292022
127South Sudan4.232022
128Georgia4.212022
129Russia4.122022
130Luxembourg3.962022
131Suriname3.952022
132Canada3.722022
133Colombia3.632022
134Sweden3.582022
135Brunei3.472022
136Malaysia3.442022
137Mongolia3.42022
138Togo3.392022
139Guyana3.32022
140Zambia2.842022
141Lesotho2.572022
142Slovakia2.432022
143Botswana2.232022
144Nicaragua2.222022
145Gambia2.212022
146Lithuania2.172022
147Bosnia & Herzegovina2.072022
148Norway2.042022
149São Tomé & Príncipe1.882022
150Angola1.872022
151Paraguay1.842022
152Mozambique1.752022
153Cameroon1.562022
154Croatia1.512022
155Brazil1.52022
156Guinea-Bissau1.52022
157Bhutan1.412022
158Guinea1.372022
159Belize1.262022
160Cambodia1.042022
161Latvia1.022022
162Benin0.982022
163Panama0.92022
164Comoros0.832022
165Gabon0.52022
166Sierra Leone0.52022
167Iceland0.392022
168Central African Republic0.342022
169Namibia0.312022
170Fiji0.32022
171Liberia0.262022
172Congo - Kinshasa0.232022
173Bolivia0.22022
174Equatorial Guinea0.182022
175Papua New Guinea0.132022
176Congo - Brazzaville0.032022

How this ranking works

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Freshwater withdrawals as a percentage of available freshwater resources, after allowing for environmental flow requirements.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · ER.H2O.FWST.ZS
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Original metadata
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

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  "name": "Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
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    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "sourceNote": "The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.",
  "sourceOrganization": "AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529",
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