Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ukraine
Ukraine: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ukraine peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 12.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ukraine?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ukraine was 7.3% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Ukraine ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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