Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania
Oceania: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 3.0% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania peaked at 4.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2010.
That places Oceania 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 24 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 80.4% compare
- 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
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oceania was 3.0% 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2010.
- How does Oceania rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Oceania ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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