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6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value by country

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Countries reporting
174
Highest
71.77 %
Kuwait
Lowest
0 %
Panama
Median
0.955 %
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,749

What the numbers show

6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 71.77 % in Kuwait; the lowest is 0 % in Panama.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.955 %, and the mean is 4 %.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 717,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Nicaragua (down 100.0%).

6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kuwait 71.77 % 2023 up 717,600.0% volatile
1 Republic of Moldova 9.07 % 2023 down 7.4% falling
2 Saudi Arabia 52.47 % 2023 up 53.8% rising
2 Syrian Arab Republic 4.57 % 2023 unchanged falling
3 Belgium 44.43 % 2023 down 10.2% falling
3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.67 % 2023 unchanged flat
4 Libya 39.25 % 2023 unchanged rising
4 Türkiye 0.96 % 2023 down 38.5% falling
5 Lebanon 28.76 % 2023 up 22.8% volatile
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.95 % 2023 down 12.8% flat
6 Bulgaria 27.15 % 2023 down 0.8% falling
6 Viet Nam 0.67 % 2023 unchanged falling
7 Poland 21.28 % 2023 down 23.3% falling
8 Qatar 18.54 % 2023 up 75.4% volatile
8 Caribbean 5.16 % 2023 down 21.8% falling
8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.26 % 2023 unchanged rising
9 Germany 16.92 % 2023 down 22.1% falling
10 South Africa 15.65 % 2023 up 154.1% volatile
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.11 % 2023 unchanged flat
11 Oman 14.51 % 2023 up 72.3% volatile
11 Melanesia 0.07 % 2023 up 16.7% rising
12 Puerto Rico 14.11 % 2023 down 8.2% falling
12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.06 % 2023 unchanged flat
13 Republic of Korea 14 % 2023 up 2.1% rising
13 Timor-Leste 0.05 % 2023 unchanged flat
13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 % 2023 unchanged rising
14 France 13.39 % 2023 down 19.1% falling
15 Tajikistan 11.37 % 2023 up 301.8% volatile
15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 % 2023 — volatile
16 United Arab Emirates 10.81 % 2023 down 38.0% volatile
17 Czechia 10.39 % 2023 down 33.7% falling
18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.21 % 2023 down 41.6% falling
19 Kazakhstan 8.41 % 2023 down 9.8% rising
20 Spain 8.2 % 2023 down 6.9% falling
20 Cabo Verde 1.27 % 2023 up 202.4% volatile
21 Egypt 7.87 % 2023 up 316.4% rising
22 Estonia 7.83 % 2023 down 57.0% falling
22 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 % 2023 down 3.6% falling
23 China, mainland 7.07 % 2023 down 30.6% falling
24 Italy 6.77 % 2023 up 0.4% falling
25 Barbados 6.7 % 2023 unchanged falling
26 Trinidad and Tobago 6.69 % 2023 down 6.0% rising
27 Turkmenistan 6.28 % 2023 up 44.7% rising
28 Austria 6.11 % 2023 down 12.2% falling
29 Sri Lanka 5.83 % 2023 unchanged rising
30 Hungary 5.55 % 2023 down 21.9% falling
31 Slovenia 5.14 % 2023 down 23.1% flat
32 Yemen 5.13 % 2023 up 4.3% rising
33 Iraq 5.12 % 2023 up 18.0% falling
34 Bahrain 4.95 % 2023 down 38.5% falling
35 Israel 4.88 % 2023 down 21.2% falling
36 Nigeria 4.68 % 2023 unchanged rising
37 Serbia 4.54 % 2023 up 23.0% rising
38 Japan 4.51 % 2023 down 13.6% falling
39 Philippines 4.17 % 2023 up 51.6% rising
40 Mexico 3.98 % 2023 up 34.9% rising
41 Romania 3.67 % 2023 down 8.9% falling
42 Portugal 3.65 % 2023 down 14.9% rising
43 Jordan 3.51 % 2023 down 9.3% falling
44 Uzbekistan 3.32 % 2023 down 43.3% falling
45 Finland 3.3 % 2023 down 44.1% falling
46 Singapore 3.16 % 2023 down 95.1% volatile
47 Ireland 3.15 % 2023 up 99.4% volatile
48 Armenia 3.03 % 2023 up 21.7% rising
49 Dominican Republic 2.88 % 2023 down 4.0% rising
50 Ukraine 2.84 % 2023 down 61.8% falling
51 Canada 2.82 % 2023 down 4.7% falling
52 Azerbaijan 2.65 % 2023 down 7.7% falling
53 Switzerland 2.41 % 2023 down 1.6% flat
54 Algeria 2.39 % 2023 up 0.8% falling
55 Cuba 2.36 % 2023 down 7.5% falling
56 Sweden 2.2 % 2023 up 6.3% falling
57 Kyrgyzstan 2.18 % 2023 down 9.2% rising
58 Tunisia 2.02 % 2023 down 25.5% falling
59 New Zealand 1.92 % 2023 up 15.0% rising
60 Russian Federation 1.86 % 2023 down 25.0% falling
61 Mongolia 1.79 % 2023 up 75.5% flat
62 Cyprus 1.76 % 2023 up 340.0% volatile
63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.72 % 2023 up 1.2% volatile
64 Eswatini 1.5 % 2023 unchanged rising
65 Belarus 1.48 % 2023 down 6.3% falling
66 India 1.47 % 2023 down 0.7% rising
67 South Sudan 1.45 % 2023 unchanged flat
68 Palestine 1.37 % 2023 down 59.5% rising
69 Uruguay 1.33 % 2023 up 29.1% rising
70 Indonesia 1.22 % 2023 down 28.2% falling
71 Jamaica 1.18 % 2023 down 85.1% volatile
72 Lesotho 1.17 % 2023 unchanged flat
73 Georgia 1.15 % 2023 up 0.9% rising
74 Denmark 1.12 % 2023 down 64.9% falling
75 Argentina 1.11 % 2023 unchanged flat
75 Australia and New Zealand 1.11 % 2023 down 2.6% rising
77 Guatemala 1.04 % 2023 unchanged volatile
77 Thailand 1.04 % 2023 up 30.0% falling
79 Malaysia 1.03 % 2023 up 9.6% rising
80 Slovakia 0.97 % 2023 down 3.0% falling
81 Suriname 0.87 % 2023 unchanged rising
82 North Macedonia 0.85 % 2023 down 67.2% volatile
83 Norway 0.81 % 2023 unchanged rising
84 Australia 0.79 % 2023 down 19.4% falling
85 Croatia 0.76 % 2023 up 10.1% rising
85 Zimbabwe 0.76 % 2023 down 29.6% falling
87 Pakistan 0.75 % 2023 down 12.8% falling
88 Malta 0.72 % 2023 down 42.4% rising
89 Antigua and Barbuda 0.69 % 2023 down 40.0% falling
90 Lithuania 0.67 % 2023 down 70.0% volatile
91 Angola 0.64 % 2023 unchanged rising
92 El Salvador 0.61 % 2023 down 57.3% falling
93 Greece 0.57 % 2023 up 128.0% rising
94 Burundi 0.55 % 2023 unchanged falling
95 Bermuda 0.52 % 2023 unchanged falling
96 Chad 0.51 % 2023 unchanged rising
96 Zambia 0.51 % 2023 up 8.5% rising
98 Maldives 0.49 % 2023 up 390.0% falling
99 Haiti 0.47 % 2023 unchanged rising
100 Afghanistan 0.46 % 2023 unchanged rising
100 Chile 0.46 % 2023 down 34.3% falling
100 Gambia 0.46 % 2023 unchanged rising
100 Uganda 0.46 % 2023 unchanged flat
104 Costa Rica 0.42 % 2023 up 75.0% rising
105 Morocco 0.38 % 2023 down 37.7% falling
106 Mauritius 0.36 % 2023 down 23.4% volatile
107 Botswana 0.33 % 2023 down 2.9% falling
107 Honduras 0.33 % 2023 unchanged flat
107 Sudan 0.33 % 2023 unchanged flat
110 Mauritania 0.31 % 2023 unchanged rising
111 Iceland 0.28 % 2023 unchanged volatile
112 Réunion 0.27 % 2023 down 89.9% volatile
113 Kenya 0.26 % 2023 down 74.8% falling
114 Brazil 0.25 % 2023 down 56.9% falling
115 Latvia 0.21 % 2023 down 27.6% falling
116 Madagascar 0.17 % 2023 up 41.7% flat
117 Ethiopia 0.16 % 2023 unchanged rising
117 Luxembourg 0.16 % 2023 down 5.9% volatile
117 Niger 0.16 % 2023 up 60.0% rising
120 Cameroon 0.15 % 2023 unchanged rising
121 Malawi 0.14 % 2023 up 366.7% volatile
122 Benin 0.13 % 2023 up 8.3% falling
122 Sierra Leone 0.13 % 2023 unchanged rising
124 Bangladesh 0.12 % 2023 unchanged flat
124 Paraguay 0.12 % 2023 unchanged rising
126 Rwanda 0.11 % 2023 down 77.1% volatile
127 Liberia 0.1 % 2023 unchanged rising
127 Togo 0.1 % 2023 unchanged rising
129 Guinea 0.09 % 2023 unchanged rising
129 Guinea-Bissau 0.09 % 2023 unchanged rising
129 Myanmar 0.09 % 2023 unchanged rising
132 Albania 0.07 % 2023 down 92.3% falling
133 Central African Republic 0.06 % 2023 unchanged rising
133 Colombia 0.06 % 2023 down 14.3% volatile
133 Ecuador 0.06 % 2023 down 45.5% volatile
133 Fiji 0.06 % 2023 up 20.0% rising
133 Peru 0.06 % 2023 down 82.9% volatile
133 Papua New Guinea 0.06 % 2023 unchanged rising
139 Gabon 0.05 % 2023 unchanged rising
140 Comoros 0.04 % 2023 unchanged flat
141 Burkina Faso 0.03 % 2023 up 50.0% volatile
141 Belize 0.03 % 2023 unchanged rising
141 Ghana 0.03 % 2023 down 92.7% falling
141 Equatorial Guinea 0.03 % 2023 unchanged rising
141 Mali 0.03 % 2023 up 200.0% rising
141 Mozambique 0.03 % 2023 unchanged falling
141 Nepal 0.03 % 2023 unchanged falling
141 Sao Tome and Principe 0.03 % 2023 unchanged flat
149 Eritrea 0.02 % 2023 unchanged volatile
149 Cambodia 0.02 % 2023 unchanged flat
149 Namibia 0.02 % 2023 down 33.3% falling
152 Bhutan 0.01 % 2023 unchanged flat
152 Congo 0.01 % 2023 unchanged flat
152 Senegal 0.01 % 2023 down 88.9% volatile
152 Somalia 0.01 % 2023 unchanged rising
156 Guyana 0 % 2023 — volatile
156 Nicaragua 0 % 2023 down 100.0% volatile
156 Panama 0 % 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
207 places, 4,749 data points, 2000–2023
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