Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Myanmar
Myanmar: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 5.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 5.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Myanmar peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 119 Costa Rica 5.9% compare
- 120 Uganda 5.8% compare
- 121 Serbia 5.8% compare
- 123 Guatemala 5.7% compare
- 124 Bangladesh 5.7% compare
- 125 Australia and New Zealand 5.6% compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °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 0.0306 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -75.31 % 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 Myanmar?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Myanmar was 5.8% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Myanmar ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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