Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ireland
Ireland: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 9.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 9.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ireland peaked at 9.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2007.
Ireland ranks 100th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ireland?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ireland was 9.4% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Ireland ranks 100th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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