Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 3.3% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 3.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 26th of 28 groups on this measure, 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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 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
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 3.3% 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 26th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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