Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Spain
Spain: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 43.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Spain, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 43.2% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Spain peaked at 51.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2019.
Spain ranks 44th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.2% | — |
| 2001 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 47.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 39.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Spain?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Spain was 43.2% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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