Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea
Guinea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea, 1987–2022
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 Guinea stood at 1.37. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea peaked at 1.37 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8569, in 2001.
That places Guinea 160th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.14 | — |
| 1988 | 1.12 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.02 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9851 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9659 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9467 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9276 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9084 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8892 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8569 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8635 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.87 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8765 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8831 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9205 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9579 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9953 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.37 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.1 | 1.14 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9947 | 0.9084 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9145 | 0.8569 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.07 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Guinea was 1.37 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2018.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8569 in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Guinea ranks 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.