Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Uruguay
Uruguay: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Uruguay stood at 11.6%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Uruguay peaked at 12.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Uruguay?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Uruguay was 11.6% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Uruguay ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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