Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Western Asia
Western Asia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 68.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 68.1% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Western Asia peaked at 74.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2009.
Western Asia ranks 5th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 55.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 57.2% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.1% | 71.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Western Asia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Western Asia was 68.1% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2009.
- How does Western Asia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Western Asia ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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