Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon
Gabon: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 0.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 181st of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -0.4132 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon was 0.5% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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