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THE GLOBAL INDEX #109

Water stress2020

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

% · 2020
01Kuwait
3,850.5
03Saudi Arabia
974.17
04Libya
817.14
05Qatar
431.03
06Yemen
169.76
07Algeria
149.56
08Uzbekistan
143.39
09Egypt
141.17
10Turkmenistan
135.21

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Water stress · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Kuwait3,850.52020
02United Arab Emirates1,587.332020
03Saudi Arabia974.172020
04Libya817.142020
05Qatar431.032020
06Yemen169.762020
07Algeria149.562020
08Uzbekistan143.392020
09Egypt141.172020
10Turkmenistan135.212020
11Bahrain133.712020
12Syria124.362020
13Sudan118.662020
14Oman116.712020
15Pakistan116.312020
16Israel110.092020
17Jordan106.052020
18Tunisia98.112020
19Sri Lanka90.792020
20Barbados87.52020
21South Korea85.222020
22Singapore83.122020
23Malta81.782020
24Iran81.292020
25Eswatini77.562020
26Tajikistan69.942020
27Cape Verde68.942020
28India66.492020
29South Africa65.032020
30Iraq63.262020
31Lebanon58.792020
32Armenia57.092020
33Afghanistan54.762020
34Azerbaijan53.892020
35Belgium52.172020
36St. Kitts & Nevis50.832020
37Morocco50.752020
38Palestinian Territories50.262020
39Kyrgyzstan50.042020
40Türkiye46.132020
41Zimbabwe46.092020
42Mexico44.822020
43Spain43.252020
44China41.522020
45Dominican Republic39.552020
46Bulgaria36.732020
47Japan36.642020
48Germany35.352020
49North Macedonia34.852020
50Kazakhstan34.12020
51Kenya33.242020
52Ethiopia32.262020
53Cyprus31.572020
54Poland302020
55Italy29.82020
56Indonesia29.72020
57Timor-Leste28.272020
58United States28.162020
59North Korea27.742020
60Philippines26.742020
61Denmark25.622020
62Somalia24.532020
63Cuba23.942020
64Thailand23.012020
65Mauritius22.062020
66France21.62020
67Czechia20.772020
68Greece20.482020
69Trinidad & Tobago20.332020
70Rwanda20.22020
71Puerto Rico19.542020
72Vietnam18.132020
73Malawi17.52020
74Netherlands16.82020
75Senegal16.282020
76Maldives15.672020
77United Kingdom14.352020
78St. Lucia14.32020
79Haiti13.382020
80Mauritania13.252020
81Tanzania12.962020
82Moldova12.562020
83Portugal12.322020
84Ukraine12.262020
85El Salvador12.222020
86Uruguay11.632020
87Madagascar11.262020
88Eritrea11.182020
89Jamaica11.052020
90Niger11.022020
91Argentina10.462020
92Burundi10.192020
93Dominica102020
94Nigeria9.672020
95Estonia9.232020
96Chile8.982020
97Austria8.682020
98Antigua & Barbuda8.462020
99Nepal8.312020
100New Zealand8.052020
101Mali82020
102St. Vincent & Grenadines7.92020
103Burkina Faso7.822020
104Hungary7.742020
105Venezuela7.542020
106Ireland7.432020
107Peru7.182020
108Finland7.112020
109Grenada7.052020
110Romania6.922020
111Ecuador6.782020
112Slovenia6.782020
113Switzerland6.52020
114Djibouti6.332020
115Ghana6.312020
116Uganda5.832020
117Myanmar (Burma)5.82020
118Serbia5.752020
119Guatemala5.742020
120Bangladesh5.722020
121Georgia5.392020
122Costa Rica5.352020
123Côte d’Ivoire5.092020
124Laos4.792020
125Albania4.722020
126Honduras4.622020
127Belarus4.382020
128Chad4.292020
129South Sudan4.232020
130Russia4.122020
131Luxembourg3.962020
132Suriname3.952020
133Canada3.732020
134Sweden3.582020
135Brunei3.472020
136Malaysia3.442020
137Mongolia3.42020
138Colombia3.392020
139Togo3.392020
140Australia3.372020
141Guyana3.32020
142Lithuania2.892020
143Zambia2.842020
144Lesotho2.572020
145Slovakia2.392020
146Botswana2.312020
147Nicaragua2.222020
148Gambia2.212020
149Norway2.042020
150Bosnia & Herzegovina22020
151São Tomé & Príncipe1.882020
152Angola1.872020
153Paraguay1.842020
154Mozambique1.752020
155Cameroon1.562020
156Guinea-Bissau1.52020
157Brazil1.482020
158Croatia1.462020
159Bhutan1.412020
160Guinea1.372020
161Belize1.262020
162Latvia1.072020
163Cambodia1.042020
164Benin0.982020
165Panama0.92020
166Comoros0.832020
167Gabon0.52020
168Sierra Leone0.52020
169Iceland0.392020
170Namibia0.362020
171Central African Republic0.342020
172Fiji0.32020
173Liberia0.262020
174Congo - Kinshasa0.232020
175Bolivia0.212020
176Equatorial Guinea0.182020
177Papua New Guinea0.132020
178Congo - Brazzaville0.032020

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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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