Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gambia
Gambia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gambia is 2.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gambia peaked at 2.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Gambia 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 4 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -95.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gambia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gambia was 2.2% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Gambia ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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