Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Morocco
Morocco: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 18.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Morocco, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Morocco is 18.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Morocco peaked at 60.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2023.
Morocco ranks 74th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -53.7% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 28.0% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 25.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.8% | 23.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Morocco?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Morocco was 18.8% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Morocco ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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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