Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 32.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ethiopia, 2002–2023
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 Ethiopia is 32.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ethiopia peaked at 32.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 52nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.0% | — |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.8% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ethiopia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ethiopia was 32.3% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Ethiopia ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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