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THE GLOBAL INDEX #109

Water stress2018

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

% · 2018
01Kuwait
3,850.5
03Saudi Arabia
974.17
04Libya
817.14
05Qatar
431.03
06Yemen
169.76
07Uzbekistan
160.38
08Algeria
141.8
09Egypt
141.17
10Turkmenistan
138.49

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Water stress · 2018 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait3,850.52018
02United Arab Emirates1,667.332018
03Saudi Arabia974.172018
04Libya817.142018
05Qatar431.032018
06Yemen169.762018
07Uzbekistan160.382018
08Algeria141.82018
09Egypt141.172018
10Turkmenistan138.492018
11Bahrain133.712018
12Syria124.362018
13Sudan118.662018
14Pakistan118.242018
15Oman116.712018
16Jordan102.232018
17Tunisia962018
18Israel95.942018
19Sri Lanka90.792018
20Barbados87.52018
21South Korea85.222018
22Malta84.622018
23Singapore81.382018
24Iran81.292018
25Eswatini77.562018
26India66.492018
27Tajikistan64.482018
28South Africa62.892018
29Lebanon58.792018
30Afghanistan54.762018
31Armenia54.752018
32Azerbaijan53.732018
33North Macedonia52.122018
34Belgium51.292018
35St. Kitts & Nevis50.832018
36Morocco50.752018
37Kyrgyzstan50.042018
38Iraq47.142018
39Türkiye45.382018
40Mexico44.462018
41Cape Verde44.392018
42China43.32018
43Palestinian Territories42.752018
44Bulgaria40.12018
45Spain40.092018
46Dominican Republic39.552018
47Germany36.92018
48Japan36.372018
49Zimbabwe35.412018
50Kenya33.242018
51Poland33.222018
52Kazakhstan32.652018
53Ethiopia32.262018
54Denmark29.92018
55Indonesia29.72018
56Italy29.682018
57Cyprus28.292018
58Timor-Leste28.272018
59Philippines28.172018
60United States28.162018
61North Korea27.742018
62Somalia24.532018
63Czechia24.182018
64Cuba23.942018
65France23.572018
66Thailand23.012018
67Mauritius21.482018
68Greece20.482018
69Trinidad & Tobago20.332018
70Puerto Rico19.542018
71Rwanda19.042018
72Vietnam18.132018
73Malawi17.52018
74Estonia17.412018
75Netherlands16.372018
76Senegal16.092018
77Maldives15.672018
78United Kingdom14.352018
79St. Lucia14.32018
80Ukraine13.872018
81Haiti13.382018
82Mauritania13.252018
83Tanzania12.962018
84Moldova12.432018
85El Salvador12.362018
86Portugal12.322018
87Jamaica12.212018
88Uruguay11.452018
89Madagascar11.262018
90Eritrea11.182018
91Argentina10.462018
92Niger10.372018
93Burundi10.192018
94Dominica102018
95Nigeria9.672018
96Chile8.982018
97Austria8.782018
98Hungary8.492018
99Antigua & Barbuda8.462018
100Nepal8.312018
101New Zealand8.052018
102Mali82018
103St. Vincent & Grenadines7.92018
104Burkina Faso7.822018
105Venezuela7.542018
106Grenada7.052018
107Peru6.952018
108Ireland6.872018
109Ecuador6.782018
110Finland6.642018
111Switzerland6.52018
112Slovenia6.52018
113Djibouti6.332018
114Ghana6.312018
115Serbia6.262018
116Romania6.012018
117Uganda5.832018
118Myanmar (Burma)5.82018
119Albania5.762018
120Guatemala5.742018
121Bangladesh5.722018
122Costa Rica5.212018
123Côte d’Ivoire5.092018
124Australia4.962018
125Laos4.772018
126Honduras4.622018
127Belarus4.582018
128Luxembourg4.332018
129Chad4.292018
130South Sudan4.232018
131Georgia4.212018
132Russia4.122018
133Suriname3.952018
134Canada3.732018
135Sweden3.522018
136Brunei3.472018
137Malaysia3.442018
138Mongolia3.42018
139Togo3.392018
140Guyana3.32018
141Colombia3.22018
142Zambia2.842018
143Lesotho2.572018
144Slovakia2.392018
145Nicaragua2.272018
146Gambia2.212018
147Botswana2.132018
148Bosnia & Herzegovina2.072018
149Norway2.042018
150São Tomé & Príncipe1.882018
151Angola1.872018
152Paraguay1.842018
153Lithuania1.832018
154Mozambique1.752018
155Cameroon1.562018
156Guinea-Bissau1.52018
157Croatia1.492018
158Brazil1.462018
159Bhutan1.412018
160Guinea1.372018
161Belize1.262018
162Bolivia1.242018
163Latvia1.082018
164Cambodia1.042018
165Benin0.982018
166Panama0.92018
167Comoros0.832018
168Gabon0.52018
169Sierra Leone0.52018
170Namibia0.422018
171Iceland0.392018
172Central African Republic0.342018
173Fiji0.32018
174Liberia0.262018
175Congo - Kinshasa0.232018
176Equatorial Guinea0.182018
177Papua New Guinea0.132018
178Congo - Brazzaville0.032018

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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