Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 2.1%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.1687 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0707 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 148th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).