Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana
Botswana: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana is 2.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana peaked at 2.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -20.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Botswana was 2.3% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Botswana ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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