Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kenya
Kenya: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 11.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 11.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kenya peaked at 33.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2021.
That places Kenya 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 12.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 19.3% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 14.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kenya?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kenya was 11.2% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Kenya ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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