Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Portugal
Portugal: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.3% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Portugal peaked at 21.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2018.
Portugal ranks 90th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0004 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Portugal?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Portugal was 12.3% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Portugal ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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