Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Estonia
Estonia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 8.6% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Estonia peaked at 20.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 104th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 10.9% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 13.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Estonia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Estonia was 8.6% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Estonia ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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