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THE GLOBAL INDEX #109

Water stress2019

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

% · 2019
01Kuwait
3,850.5
03Saudi Arabia
974.17
04Libya
817.14
05Qatar
431.03
06Yemen
169.76
07Uzbekistan
151.84
08Algeria
145.68
09Turkmenistan
142.75
10Egypt
141.17

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Water stress · 2019 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait3,850.52019
02United Arab Emirates1,628.672019
03Saudi Arabia974.172019
04Libya817.142019
05Qatar431.032019
06Yemen169.762019
07Uzbekistan151.842019
08Algeria145.682019
09Turkmenistan142.752019
10Egypt141.172019
11Bahrain133.712019
12Syria124.362019
13Sudan118.662019
14Oman116.712019
15Pakistan108.652019
16Jordan104.312019
17Israel100.422019
18Tunisia96.312019
19Sri Lanka90.792019
20Barbados87.52019
21South Korea85.222019
22Singapore82.172019
23Iran81.292019
24Malta80.662019
25Iraq79.522019
26Eswatini77.562019
27Tajikistan69.942019
28India66.492019
29South Africa64.042019
30Lebanon58.792019
31Armenia57.82019
32Azerbaijan55.62019
33Afghanistan54.762019
34Belgium51.582019
35St. Kitts & Nevis50.832019
36Morocco50.752019
37Kyrgyzstan50.042019
38Cape Verde48.962019
39Palestinian Territories47.012019
40Türkiye46.32019
41Mexico44.722019
42China43.212019
43Bulgaria40.082019
44Spain39.832019
45Zimbabwe39.772019
46Dominican Republic39.552019
47North Macedonia38.72019
48Japan36.052019
49Germany35.352019
50Kenya33.242019
51Kazakhstan32.622019
52Ethiopia32.262019
53Poland31.12019
54Italy29.822019
55Indonesia29.72019
56Timor-Leste28.272019
57United States28.162019
58North Korea27.742019
59Cyprus27.612019
60Philippines26.292019
61Denmark25.572019
62Somalia24.532019
63Cuba23.942019
64Thailand23.012019
65France22.952019
66Czechia22.92019
67Mauritius21.632019
68Greece20.462019
69Trinidad & Tobago20.332019
70Rwanda20.22019
71Puerto Rico19.542019
72Vietnam18.132019
73Malawi17.52019
74Netherlands172019
75Senegal16.282019
76Maldives15.672019
77United Kingdom14.352019
78St. Lucia14.32019
79Ukraine13.732019
80Haiti13.382019
81Mauritania13.252019
82Tanzania12.962019
83Moldova12.462019
84Portugal12.322019
85El Salvador12.292019
86Jamaica12.092019
87Uruguay11.542019
88Madagascar11.262019
89Eritrea11.182019
90Niger11.022019
91Estonia10.892019
92Argentina10.462019
93Burundi10.192019
94Dominica102019
95Nigeria9.672019
96Chile8.982019
97Austria8.682019
98Antigua & Barbuda8.462019
99Nepal8.312019
100New Zealand8.052019
101Mali82019
102St. Vincent & Grenadines7.92019
103Burkina Faso7.822019
104Hungary7.712019
105Venezuela7.542019
106Ireland7.42019
107Peru7.182019
108Finland7.112019
109Grenada7.052019
110Albania6.82019
111Ecuador6.782019
112Romania6.552019
113Switzerland6.52019
114Slovenia6.382019
115Djibouti6.332019
116Serbia6.332019
117Ghana6.312019
118Uganda5.832019
119Myanmar (Burma)5.82019
120Guatemala5.742019
121Bangladesh5.722019
122Costa Rica5.362019
123Georgia5.122019
124Côte d’Ivoire5.092019
125Laos4.792019
126Honduras4.622019
127Belarus4.482019
128Chad4.292019
129Australia4.252019
130South Sudan4.232019
131Russia4.122019
132Luxembourg4.092019
133Suriname3.952019
134Canada3.732019
135Sweden3.552019
136Brunei3.472019
137Malaysia3.442019
138Mongolia3.42019
139Togo3.392019
140Guyana3.32019
141Colombia3.272019
142Zambia2.842019
143Lesotho2.572019
144Slovakia2.42019
145Lithuania2.362019
146Nicaragua2.222019
147Gambia2.212019
148Botswana2.112019
149Norway2.042019
150Bosnia & Herzegovina2.032019
151São Tomé & Príncipe1.882019
152Angola1.872019
153Paraguay1.842019
154Mozambique1.752019
155Cameroon1.562019
156Guinea-Bissau1.52019
157Croatia1.492019
158Brazil1.482019
159Bhutan1.412019
160Guinea1.372019
161Belize1.262019
162Bolivia1.242019
163Latvia1.052019
164Cambodia1.042019
165Benin0.982019
166Panama0.92019
167Comoros0.832019
168Gabon0.52019
169Sierra Leone0.52019
170Iceland0.392019
171Namibia0.392019
172Central African Republic0.342019
173Fiji0.32019
174Liberia0.262019
175Congo - Kinshasa0.232019
176Equatorial Guinea0.182019
177Papua New Guinea0.132019
178Congo - Brazzaville0.032019

How this ranking works

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No observation (39)

American Samoa · Andorra · Aruba · Bahamas · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gibraltar · Greenland · Guam · Hong Kong SAR China · Isle of Man · Kiribati · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Monaco · Montenegro · Nauru · New Caledonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Samoa · San Marino · Seychelles · Sint Maarten · Solomon Islands · St. Martin · Tonga · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands · Vanuatu

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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