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THE GLOBAL INDEX #109

Water stress2017

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 data178 / 217No observation: 39
First-ranked country or territoryKuwait3,850.5 %

Top 10

% · 2017
01Kuwait
3,850.5
03Saudi Arabia
955.96
04Libya
817.14
05Qatar
431.03
06Yemen
169.76
07Uzbekistan
168.92
08Turkmenistan
148.67
09Egypt
141.17
10Algeria
137.92

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Water stress · 2017 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait3,850.52017
02United Arab Emirates1,6302017
03Saudi Arabia955.962017
04Libya817.142017
05Qatar431.032017
06Yemen169.762017
07Uzbekistan168.922017
08Turkmenistan148.672017
09Egypt141.172017
10Algeria137.922017
11Bahrain133.712017
12Syria124.362017
13Pakistan122.672017
14Sudan118.662017
15Oman116.712017
16Israel103.612017
17Jordan100.442017
18Malta91.092017
19Sri Lanka90.792017
20Tunisia89.532017
21Barbados87.52017
22South Korea85.222017
23Singapore83.222017
24Iran81.292017
25Eswatini77.562017
26India66.492017
27South Africa62.062017
28Iraq60.482017
29Lebanon58.792017
30Armenia57.92017
31Afghanistan54.762017
32Belgium53.962017
33Azerbaijan53.522017
34Tajikistan52.72017
35St. Kitts & Nevis50.832017
36Morocco50.752017
37Kyrgyzstan50.042017
38Türkiye43.672017
39China43.542017
40Cape Verde42.022017
41Bulgaria41.822017
42Palestinian Territories41.082017
43Spain41.032017
44Dominican Republic39.552017
45North Macedonia38.692017
46Germany38.032017
47Japan36.462017
48Poland34.892017
49Kenya33.242017
50Mexico32.952017
51Ethiopia32.262017
52Zimbabwe31.352017
53Kazakhstan31.142017
54Italy29.762017
55Indonesia29.72017
56Cyprus29.522017
57Timor-Leste28.272017
58United States28.162017
59Philippines28.062017
60North Korea27.742017
61Czechia24.792017
62Somalia24.532017
63Denmark24.222017
64Cuba23.942017
65France23.592017
66Thailand23.012017
67Mauritius22.172017
68Greece20.52017
69Trinidad & Tobago20.332017
70Puerto Rico19.542017
71Estonia19.322017
72Rwanda18.222017
73Vietnam18.132017
74Malawi17.52017
75Maldives15.672017
76Netherlands15.032017
77United Kingdom14.352017
78St. Lucia14.32017
79Ukraine13.872017
80Haiti13.382017
81Mauritania13.252017
82Senegal13.162017
83Tanzania12.962017
84Moldova12.472017
85El Salvador12.422017
86Portugal12.382017
87Jamaica12.342017
88Uruguay11.362017
89Madagascar11.262017
90Eritrea11.182017
91Argentina10.462017
92Burundi10.192017
93Dominica102017
94Nigeria9.672017
95Chile8.982017
96Austria8.892017
97Antigua & Barbuda8.462017
98Nepal8.312017
99Hungary8.182017
100New Zealand8.052017
101Mali82017
102St. Vincent & Grenadines7.92017
103Burkina Faso7.822017
104Venezuela7.542017
105Grenada7.052017
106Ecuador6.782017
107Niger6.752017
108Albania6.562017
109Peru6.512017
110Ireland6.512017
111Switzerland6.52017
112Romania6.342017
113Djibouti6.332017
114Ghana6.312017
115Slovenia6.32017
116Serbia6.062017
117Uganda5.832017
118Myanmar (Burma)5.82017
119Guatemala5.742017
120Bangladesh5.722017
121Finland5.452017
122Côte d’Ivoire5.092017
123Australia4.852017
124Laos4.772017
125Honduras4.622017
126Belarus4.612017
127Georgia4.482017
128Chad4.292017
129South Sudan4.232017
130Costa Rica4.162017
131Russia4.12017
132Suriname3.952017
133Luxembourg3.782017
134Canada3.732017
135Sweden3.492017
136Brunei3.472017
137Malaysia3.442017
138Mongolia3.42017
139Togo3.392017
140Guyana3.32017
141Colombia3.152017
142Brazil3.112017
143Zambia2.842017
144Bosnia & Herzegovina2.662017
145Lesotho2.572017
146Slovakia2.392017
147Nicaragua2.322017
148Gambia2.212017
149Norway2.052017
150Botswana2.022017
151São Tomé & Príncipe1.882017
152Angola1.872017
153Lithuania1.872017
154Paraguay1.842017
155Mozambique1.752017
156Cameroon1.562017
157Croatia1.52017
158Guinea-Bissau1.52017
159Bhutan1.412017
160Guinea1.332017
161Belize1.262017
162Bolivia1.232017
163Latvia1.072017
164Cambodia1.042017
165Benin0.982017
166Panama0.92017
167Comoros0.832017
168Gabon0.52017
169Sierra Leone0.52017
170Namibia0.452017
171Iceland0.392017
172Central African Republic0.342017
173Fiji0.32017
174Liberia0.262017
175Congo - Kinshasa0.232017
176Equatorial Guinea0.182017
177Papua New Guinea0.132017
178Congo - Brazzaville0.032017

How this ranking works

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No observation (39)

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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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  "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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