Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Melanesia
Melanesia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Melanesia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Melanesia stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Melanesia peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 191st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 188 Liberia 0.3% compare
- 189 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2% compare
- 190 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2% compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 193 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 194 Belize 0.1% compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Melanesia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Melanesia was 0.2% 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Melanesia ranks 191st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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