Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 28th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | 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% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 25 Eswatini 77.6% compare
- 26 Tajikistan 69.9% compare
- 27 Iraq 67.8% compare
- 28 South Africa 67.6% compare
- 29 North Macedonia 65.9% compare
- 30 India 65.9% compare
- 31 Armenia 62.0% compare
More environment data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 24.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 16.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 9.0% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 21.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 62.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 36.3% (2024)
- Water Use Efficiency 84.64 (2023)
- Reservoir minimum water area change 1.2% (2022)
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2,865 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 28th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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