Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cuba
Cuba: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 22.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 22.2% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cuba peaked at 27.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2005.
That places Cuba 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +41.6% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 20.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cuba?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cuba was 22.2% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Cuba ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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