Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Niger
Niger: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Niger, 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 Niger is 11.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Niger peaked at 11.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
That places Niger 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °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 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -24.18 % 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 Niger?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Niger was 11.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Niger ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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