Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 49.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan is 49.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 67.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2016.
That places Kyrgyzstan 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.1% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 49.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 8.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 49.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.5% | 52.1% | 67.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 49.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 47.7% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.1824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Kyrgyzstan was 49.7% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2016.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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