Israel vs Northern America: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of
Israel
119.6%
in 2023
Northern America
17.8%
in 2023
Israel rank
13th
Northern America rank
15th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of over time
- Israel
- Northern America
How they compare
Israel currently reports 119.6% against 17.8% in Northern America, a difference of 101.8%.
That makes Israel's figure about 6.7 times Northern America's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127.4% | 21.3% | 106.2% | Israel |
| 2010s | 104.7% | 18.2% | 86.5% | Israel |
| 2020s | 122.8% | 17.8% | 105.1% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of, Israel or Northern America?
- Israel, at 119.6% against 17.8% in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of between Israel and Northern America?
- 101.8%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Northern America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Northern America rank globally for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Israel ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 15th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.