Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 161st of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 49.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,567 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.1% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 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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