Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Libya
Libya: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 817.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 817.1% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Libya peaked at 817.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 615.4%, in 2000.
That places Libya 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 615.4% | — |
| 2001 | 632.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 648.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 665.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 681.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 698.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 715.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 732.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 749.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 766.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 783.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 800.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 817.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 817.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 690.3% | 615.4% | 766.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 812.0% | 783.1% | 817.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 817.1% | 817.1% | 817.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Libya?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Libya was 817.1% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 817.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 615.4% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Libya ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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