Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 3.1% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 8.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 154th out of 196 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.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 7.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0012 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0004 million USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Antigua and Barbuda was 3.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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