6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value was 52.47 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value in Saudi Arabia is 52.47 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 52.47 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.35 %, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.35 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.43 % | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 17.53 % | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 20.51 % | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 23.5 % | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 25.54 % | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 28.3 % | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 27.68 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.91 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 25.97 % | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 24.86 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 28.29 % | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 32.21 % | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 34.12 % | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 35.54 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 37.33 % | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 39.42 % | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 40.94 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 52.47 % | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 52.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.47 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.17 % | 11.35 % | 28.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.77 % | 24.86 % | 52.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.47 % | 52.47 % | 52.47 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 22,633 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 16,945 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value in Saudi Arabia?
- 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value in Saudi Arabia was 52.47 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.47 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.35 % in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 6.4.2 level of water stress (industries) — value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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