Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 8.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 8.4% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 20th of 28 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 8.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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