Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Indonesia
Indonesia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 29.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 29.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Indonesia peaked at 29.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 15.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.2% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Indonesia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Indonesia was 29.7% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Indonesia ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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