Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea
Guinea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea peaked at 1.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.
That places Guinea 172nd 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea was 1.4% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Guinea ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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