Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belarus
Belarus: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 4.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belarus, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belarus stood at 4.7%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belarus peaked at 6.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
That places Belarus 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belarus?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Belarus was 4.7% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Belarus ranks 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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