Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 46.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 46.1% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Zimbabwe peaked at 46.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 196 countries 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Zimbabwe?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Zimbabwe was 46.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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