Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina
Argentina: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 10.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina, 1976–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
In 2022, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina stood at 10.46. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina peaked at 10.46 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.66, in 1976.
Argentina ranks 91st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.66 | — |
| 1977 | 7.67 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 7.69 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.7 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 7.71 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.73 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 7.74 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.76 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.77 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.79 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.8 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.81 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 7.83 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7.84 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 7.86 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.87 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7.89 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 7.9 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.91 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.93 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.03 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.13 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.23 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.33 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.42 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.61 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.79 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.98 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.16 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.35 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.53 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.72 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.9 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.09 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.27 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.46 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.46 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.68 | 7.66 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.78 | 7.71 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.01 | 7.86 | 8.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.26 | 8.42 | 10.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 | 10.27 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.46 | 10.46 | 10.46 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Argentina was 10.46 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 in 2011.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 in 1976.
- How does Argentina rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Argentina ranks 91st out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 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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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.