Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sweden
Sweden: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sweden is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sweden peaked at 3.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.8739 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0796 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -26.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sweden?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sweden was 3.6% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Sweden ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).