Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Jordan
Jordan: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 105.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 105.2% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Jordan peaked at 107.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 107.4% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 100.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 102.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 104.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 106.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 102.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 105.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 105.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 81.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 86.9% | 107.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.7% | 102.5% | 106.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Jordan?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Jordan was 105.2% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Jordan ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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