Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia
Serbia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 5.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia peaked at 6.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2006.
Serbia ranks 121st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.4% | — |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +86.6% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Serbia was 5.8% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Serbia ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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