Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 33.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kazakhstan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 33.6% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kazakhstan peaked at 34.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2008.
Kazakhstan ranks 50th 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 28.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.6% | 34.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kazakhstan?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kazakhstan was 33.6% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2008.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Kazakhstan ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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