Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Qatar
Qatar: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 431.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Qatar, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Qatar stood at 431.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Qatar peaked at 434.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 199.8%, in 2000.
That places Qatar 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 199.8% | — |
| 2001 | 234.7% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 269.6% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 304.4% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 339.3% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 374.1% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 425.9% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 425.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 428.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 429.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 427.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 431.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 431.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 434.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 431.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 432.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 431.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 431.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 343.1% | 199.8% | 429.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 431.3% | 427.9% | 434.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 431.0% | 431.0% | 431.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Qatar?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Qatar was 431.0% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 434.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 199.8% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Qatar ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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