6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value by country
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What the numbers show
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 3,850 % in Kuwait; the lowest is 0.02 % in French Guiana.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.42 %, and the mean is 66.39 %.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 1,283,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 94.4%).
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 3,850 % | 2023 | up 1,283,400.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 1,437 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 974.17 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 4 | Libya | 817.14 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Qatar | 431.03 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Yemen | 281.48 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bahrain | 152.5 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 8 | Algeria | 144.81 % | 2023 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 135.21 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 124.36 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 123.03 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 12 | Israel | 119.58 % | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 13 | Sudan | 118.66 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Oman | 116.71 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 112.93 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 105.2 % | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 98.12 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 18 | Tunisia | 97.05 % | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 90.79 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Barbados | 87.5 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 85.22 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80.43 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 23 | Eswatini | 77.56 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 69.94 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 25 | Iraq | 67.81 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 25 | Réunion | 4.46 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 65.88 % | 2023 | up 450.4% | volatile |
| 27 | India | 65.87 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Armenia | 61.97 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 59.68 % | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Lebanon | 58.79 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 57.53 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 54.76 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Belgium | 52.83 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.72 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 47.89 % | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 46.09 % | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 45.51 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 38 | Palestine | 45.21 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 44.95 % | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 43.25 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 41 | Mali | 42.95 % | 2023 | up 290.5% | volatile |
| 42 | China, mainland | 41.59 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 39.55 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 38.84 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 45 | Japan | 35.4 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 33.57 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 32.49 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 32.26 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.96 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 31.46 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 51 | Cyprus | 30.75 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 29.77 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 53 | Nigeria | 29.71 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Indonesia | 29.7 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 28.27 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Philippines | 27.88 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 57 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 27.74 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Denmark | 26.63 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar | 24.99 % | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 61 | Somalia | 24.53 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Mauritius | 22.46 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 63 | Cuba | 22.17 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 21.48 % | 2023 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 65 | France | 20.57 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 66 | Czechia | 20.13 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.88 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 19.54 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 69 | Morocco | 18.83 % | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 17.76 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Greece | 17.74 % | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 72 | Senegal | 16.28 % | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 73 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14.91 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 74 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.35 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 14.3 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Haiti | 13.38 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Mauritania | 13.25 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.96 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 12.72 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 12.41 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 81 | Jamaica | 12.38 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 12.32 % | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 83 | Andorra | 11.91 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 84 | Uruguay | 11.63 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 85 | Kenya | 11.2 % | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 86 | Eritrea | 11.18 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Niger | 11.02 % | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 10.46 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Burundi | 10.19 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Dominica | 10 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Maldives | 9.62 % | 2023 | up 373.9% | falling |
| 92 | Ireland | 9.42 % | 2023 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 8.98 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Austria | 8.68 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 95 | Zambia | 8.62 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 96 | Estonia | 8.58 % | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 97 | Nepal | 8.31 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | New Zealand | 8.05 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Hungary | 7.63 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 101 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.54 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Romania | 7.49 % | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 103 | Ukraine | 7.33 % | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 104 | Finland | 7.11 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 105 | Grenada | 7.05 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 106 | Singapore | 7.04 % | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Rwanda | 6.55 % | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 108 | Switzerland | 6.5 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 109 | Slovenia | 6.41 % | 2023 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 110 | Djibouti | 6.33 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 5.88 % | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 5.83 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Serbia | 5.81 % | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 114 | Myanmar | 5.8 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Guatemala | 5.74 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 5.72 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.59 % | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 118 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.09 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 119 | Mongolia | 4.97 % | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 4.8 % | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 121 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.79 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 122 | Belarus | 4.73 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 123 | Honduras | 4.62 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Chad | 4.29 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Bermuda | 4.24 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 126 | South Sudan | 4.23 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Australia | 4.22 % | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 4.21 % | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 4.16 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 130 | Malawi | 4.11 % | 2023 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 3.96 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 132 | Suriname | 3.95 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Canada | 3.72 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 133 | Colombia | 3.72 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 135 | Peru | 3.6 % | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 136 | Sweden | 3.58 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.47 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Malaysia | 3.44 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 139 | Togo | 3.39 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.15 % | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 141 | Lesotho | 2.57 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Slovakia | 2.43 % | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 143 | Botswana | 2.32 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 2.22 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 145 | Gambia | 2.21 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Lithuania | 2.17 % | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.14 % | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 148 | Norway | 2.04 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.88 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 150 | Angola | 1.87 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Paraguay | 1.84 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Mozambique | 1.75 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 153 | Croatia | 1.61 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 1.56 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.5 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Brazil | 1.43 % | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 157 | Bhutan | 1.41 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Guinea | 1.37 % | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 1.28 % | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Ecuador | 1.14 % | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Cambodia | 1.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Latvia | 1.04 % | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 163 | Benin | 0.98 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Panama | 0.9 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.83 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Fiji | 0.55 % | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 167 | Gabon | 0.5 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Ghana | 0.48 % | 2023 | down 91.8% | falling |
| 170 | Iceland | 0.39 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 171 | Guyana | 0.31 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Namibia | 0.31 % | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 173 | Liberia | 0.26 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.23 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.2 % | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.18 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Melanesia | 0.18 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 0.13 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Belize | 0.12 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Congo | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | French Guiana | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa 101.08 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 77.68 %
- Southern Asia 74.67 %
- Central Asia 69.7 %
- Western Asia 68.07 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 67.81 %
- South Africa 67.6 %
- Eastern Asia 44.05 %
- Southern Europe 31.84 %
- Western Europe 31.44 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 30.33 %
- United States of America 24.54 %
About this data
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