Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon
Gabon: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.5022 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon is 0.5022, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon peaked at 0.5022 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2166, in 1987.
That places Gabon 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2166 | — |
| 1988 | 0.2334 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2501 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2668 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2836 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3003 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3171 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3338 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3506 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3673 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3841 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4008 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4176 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4343 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4479 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4614 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.475 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4886 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5022 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5022 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2334 | 0.2166 | 0.2501 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3422 | 0.2668 | 0.4176 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4818 | 0.4343 | 0.5022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5022 | 0.5022 | 0.5022 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5022 | 0.5022 | 0.5022 | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -0.4132 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Gabon was 0.5022 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5022 in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2166 in 1987.
- How does Gabon rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Gabon ranks 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.