Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritius
Mauritius: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 22.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 22.5% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritius peaked at 27.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2011.
That places Mauritius 67th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 22.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0008 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritius?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mauritius was 22.5% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Mauritius ranks 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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