environmental2022
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%) - No breakdown
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
68.1%
Median: 11.0%
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
3,850.5%
Lowest
Republic of the Congo
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait3,850.5%
2United Arab Emirates1,509.9%
3Saudi Arabia974.2%
4Libya817.1%
5Qatar431.0%
By Region
Asia321.2%(25 countries)
Africa54.2%(9 countries)
Other30.4%(100 countries)
North America20.6%(4 countries)
Europe15.3%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (3,850.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 68.1%)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (100)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 3,850.5% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 1,509.9% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 974.2% |
| 4 | Libya | 817.1% |
| 5 | Qatar | 431.0% |
| 6 | Yemen | 169.8% |
| 7 | Algeria | 144.8% |
| 8 | Egypt | 141.2% |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 135.2% |
| 10 | Bahrain | 133.7% |
| 11 | Israel | 129.7% |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 124.4% |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 121.8% |
| 14 | Sudan | 118.7% |
| 15 | Oman | 116.7% |
| 16 | Pakistan | 110.0% |
| 17 | Jordan | 105.2% |
| 18 | Tunisia | 98.1% |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 90.8% |
| 20 | Barbados | 87.5% |
| 21 | South Korea | 85.2% |
| 22 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 81.3% |
| 23 | Eswatini | 77.6% |
| 24 | Malta | 72.6% |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 69.9% |
| 26 | South Africa | 67.6% |
| 27 | India | 66.5% |
| 28 | Armenia | 62.0% |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 59.7% |
| 30 | Iraq | 59.6% |
| 31 | Lebanon | 58.8% |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 57.5% |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 54.8% |
| 34 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 52.6% |
| 35 | Belgium | 51.9% |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.8% |
| 37 | Morocco | 50.8% |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.0% |
| 39 | State of Palestine | 48.1% |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 46.1% |
| 41 | Mexico | 45.0% |
| 42 | Türkiye | 44.1% |
| 43 | Spain | 43.3% |
| 44 | People's Republic of China | 41.5% |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 40.2% |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 39.6% |
| 47 | Japan | 36.6% |
| 48 | Germany | 35.4% |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 34.6% |
| 50 | Singapore | 33.3% |
| 51 | Kenya | 33.2% |
| 52 | Poland | 32.5% |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 32.3% |
| 54 | Cyprus | 30.5% |
| 55 | Italy | 29.8% |
| 56 | Indonesia | 29.7% |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 28.3% |
| 58 | United States of America | 28.2% |
| 59 | Philippines | 27.8% |
| 60 | North Korea | 27.7% |
| 61 | Denmark | 25.3% |
| 62 | Somalia | 24.5% |
| 63 | Cuba | 23.9% |
| 64 | Thailand | 23.0% |
| 65 | Mauritius | 23.0% |
| 66 | Czech Republic | 22.0% |
| 67 | France | 21.4% |
| 68 | Greece | 20.3% |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.3% |
| 70 | Rwanda | 20.2% |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 19.5% |
| 72 | Vietnam | 18.1% |
| 73 | Malawi | 17.5% |
| 74 | Netherlands | 16.7% |
| 75 | Senegal | 16.3% |
| 76 | Maldives | 15.7% |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 14.4% |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 14.3% |
| 79 | Haiti | 13.4% |
| 80 | Mauritania | 13.3% |
| 81 | Estonia | 13.1% |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.0% |
| 83 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.6% |
| 84 | Jamaica | 12.4% |
| 85 | Portugal | 12.3% |
| 86 | El Salvador | 12.1% |
| 87 | Uruguay | 12.1% |
| 88 | Madagascar | 11.3% |
| 89 | Eritrea | 11.2% |
| 90 | Niger | 11.0% |
| 91 | Argentina | 10.5% |
| 92 | Burundi | 10.2% |
| 93 | Dominica | 10.0% |
| 94 | Nigeria | 9.7% |
| 95 | Chile | 9.0% |
| 96 | Austria | 8.7% |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.5% |
| 98 | Nepal | 8.3% |
| 99 | Hungary | 8.1% |
| 100 | Ireland | 8.1% |
| 101 | New Zealand | 8.1% |
| 102 | Mali | 8.0% |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9% |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 7.8% |
| 105 | Romania | 7.6% |
| 106 | Venezuela | 7.5% |
| 107 | Finland | 7.1% |
| 108 | Grenada | 7.1% |
| 109 | Ecuador | 6.8% |
| 110 | Switzerland | 6.5% |
| 111 | Djibouti | 6.3% |
| 112 | Ghana | 6.3% |
| 113 | Ukraine | 6.3% |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 5.9% |
| 115 | Uganda | 5.8% |
| 116 | Myanmar | 5.8% |
| 117 | Guatemala | 5.7% |
| 118 | Serbia | 5.7% |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 5.7% |
| 120 | Slovenia | 5.6% |
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.1% |
| 122 | Peru | 4.8% |
| 123 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.8% |
| 124 | Australia | 4.7% |
| 125 | Belarus | 4.7% |
| 126 | Honduras | 4.6% |
| 127 | Reunion | 4.3% |
| 128 | Chad | 4.3% |
| 129 | Bermuda | 4.2% |
| 130 | South Sudan | 4.2% |
| 131 | Georgia | 4.2% |
| 132 | Russian Federation | 4.1% |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 4.0% |
| 134 | Suriname | 4.0% |
| 135 | Canada | 3.7% |
| 136 | Colombia | 3.6% |
| 137 | Sweden | 3.6% |
| 138 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.5% |
| 139 | Malaysia | 3.4% |
| 140 | Mongolia | 3.4% |
| 141 | Togo | 3.4% |
| 142 | Guyana | 3.3% |
| 143 | Zambia | 2.8% |
| 144 | Lesotho | 2.6% |
| 145 | Slovakia | 2.4% |
| 146 | Botswana | 2.2% |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 2.2% |
| 148 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.2% |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% |
| 150 | Norway | 2.0% |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% |
| 152 | Angola | 1.9% |
| 153 | Paraguay | 1.8% |
| 154 | Lithuania | 1.8% |
| 155 | Mozambique | 1.8% |
| 156 | Cameroon | 1.6% |
| 157 | Croatia | 1.5% |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.5% |
| 159 | Brazil | 1.5% |
| 160 | Bhutan | 1.4% |
| 161 | Guinea | 1.4% |
| 162 | Belize | 1.3% |
| 163 | Cambodia | 1.0% |
| 164 | Latvia | 1.0% |
| 165 | Benin | 1.0% |
| 166 | Panama | 0.9% |
| 167 | Comoros | 0.8% |
| 168 | Gabon | 0.5% |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% |
| 170 | Iceland | 0.4% |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 0.3% |
| 172 | Namibia | 0.3% |
| 173 | Fiji | 0.3% |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.3% |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
| 176 | Bolivia | 0.2% |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2% |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% |
| 179 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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