Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Czechia
Czechia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 20.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 20.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Czechia peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2023.
That places Czechia 71st 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 29.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Czechia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Czechia was 20.1% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Czechia ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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